Knowledge of plant names can give insight into largely forgotten beliefs. For example, the common red poppy is known as “Blind Man” due to an old superstitious belief that if the poppy were put to the eyes it would cause blindness.
Computer terminology is constantly expanding, and the brand-new edition of this dictionary has been updated to keep pace with the latest important innovations in computer science and technology. Emphasis is on helpful information for non-technical home computer users
Based on the “Oxford English Corpus”, language databases, which amount to “hundreds of millions of words of written and spoken English in machine-readable form”, this hefty single-volume dictionary has four million words of text. That includes 355,000 words phrases and definitions, 12,000 encyclopaedic entries and 68,000 explanations. The statistics are mind blowing.
The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms defines more than 15,000 foreign words and phrases, from more than fifty languages, that have entered into English. Drawing on art, music, literature, cooking, philosophy, diplomacy, fashion, law, and countless other subjects, and on languages from ancient Greek to modern Russian and from Arabic to Zulu, here are phrases and words that have found a place in our own language or visit us from time to time. With its full English index, the dictionary is equally useful for teachers, students, travelers, diplomats, and secretaries. Le mot juste for the right person.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition
Pages: 2140
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company; 3 edition
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0395448956
ISBN-13: 978-0395448953
Format: PDF
Size: 53 MBs
From market research and packaging to TV advertising and publicity, all aspects of marketing are defined and explained in this overview of marketing terminology.
This fully revised edition of the Dictionary of Medical Terms” now includes over 12,500 terms from British and international medical practice, explained in clear, simple English.
