David B. Guralnick Knihy

Includes the commonly used words that make up the basic vocabulary of English, as well as some specialized terms, abbreviations, and foreign words and phrases.

An updated reference containing more than 150,000 entries provides concise definitions and includes new terms such as fuzzy logic, food court, and bubble wrap.

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A dictionary for grades four through eight, including definitions for more than 44,000 words, identifying parts of speech, and giving examples of usage.