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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Hardcover - 1995
by Strupp, Peter [Editor]; American Heritage Publishing Company [Editor];
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- Title Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
- Author Strupp, Peter [Editor]; American Heritage Publishing Company [Editor];
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Third Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 1216
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston
- Date August 31, 1995
- Bookseller's Inventory # 10549981
- ISBN 9780395687222 / 0395687225
- Weight 3.01 lbs (1.37 kg)
- Dimensions 9.94 x 7.37 x 1.79 in (25.25 x 18.72 x 4.55 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Synonyms and antonyms
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94042879
- Dewey Decimal Code 423.1
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Summary
This completely new edition of ROGET'S II: THE NEW THESAURUS, THIRD EDITION, based on the lexicographical foundation of THE AMERICAN HERITAGE(R) DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THIRD EDITION, combines the most useful features of a thesaurus and a dictionary. The alphabetical arrangement of entries makes it easy to find the synonym lists. A precise definition of each synonym ensures accurate word selection. Complete synonym groups at every entry give the user all the exact synonyms of a word in one place. Each entry in ROGET'S II: THE NEW THESAURUS, THIRD EDITION contains a cross-reference to a unique Category Index. This index lists groups of entries that are related or opposite in meaning. For example, at the word "comfort", the user is referred to the category help. Related words such as "accessory", "obliging", and "encourage", as well as words of opposite meaning such as "abuse", "harmful", and "discourage", are listed under the help category. Each of these words leads the user back to a full entry for that word.