The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...

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A dictionary that includes pronunciations, definitions, parts of speech, sample sentences, etymologies, synonyms, cross-references, and illustrations.

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Newly updated, the nation's most popular collegiate dictionary adds many new words to its pages, including blog, proteomics, SARS, Amber Alert, and WiFi as well as new biographical data on Donald Rumsfeld, Billy Collins, and Serena Williams, among others, and is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing the complete text of the dictionary and a thesaurus. The newly updated American Heritage College Dictionary presents the very best that a college dictionary...

Contains more than 65,000 entries, including computer and internet terms, accompanied by more than 2,000 color photographs and illustrations.

A study aid for students providing coverage of meanings, spellings, and pronunciations to help build vocabulary and prepare for college level reading.