Random House Word Menu
- ISBN-10
- 0679449639
- ISBN-13
- 9780679449638
- Category
- Reference / Word Lists
- Pages
- 767
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- Stephen Glazier
Description
"DESTINED TO TAKE ITS PLACE BESIDE THE THESAURUS AND THE DICTIONARY AS A CLASSIC."
--L. A. Weekly
The RANDOM HOUSE WEBSTER'S WORD MENU is a revolutionary reference that organizes language by subject matter, the way we understand and use it. More than a dictionary, the WORD MENU is also
A Reverse Dictionary, which arranges words in logical, categorized structures--if you know the meaning or you know a related word, you can find the word you need
A Treasury of Glossaries, with nearly 800 divisions and more than 75,000 entries
An Almanac, with entries concerning world holidays, sports terms, science, and more
A Thesaurus that helps you learn the terminology of an unfamiliar field, technical terms and jargon, and different ways of saying the same thing
"STEPHEN GLAZIER WAS A MODERN ROGET."
--William Safire, The New York Times
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