TY - BOOK ED - Merriam-Webster, Inc. TI - Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary SN - 9780877798095 (Jacketed hardcover with CD-ROM : alk. paper) AV - REF PE1628 .M36 PY - 2009///, 2003 CY - Springfield, Massachusetts PB - Merriam-Webster KW - English language KW - Dictionaries N1 - Includes index; Principal copyright date for 11th ed., 2003--T.p. verso; Preface --; Explanatory chart --; Explanatory notes --; The; English language in the dictionary --; Guide to pronunciation --; Abbreviations in this work --; Pronunciation symbols --; A; dictionary of the English language --; Foreign words and phrases --; Biographical names --; Geographical names --; Signs and symbols --; A; handbook of style N2 - Presents concise definitions, pronunciations, abbreviations, some illustrations, usage examples, and synonyms with ten thousand new words and meanings ER -