The Penguin Webster Handy College Dictionary: Third Edition (Reference)

The bestselling dictionary-now available in a larger paperback format for the first time.

A resource favorite since 1958, The Penguin Webster Handy College Dictionary features:

• Highly readable type

• Clear, precise definitions

• Easy-to-follow advice on correct usage and grammar

• Foreign words and phrases

• Boxed inserts on etymologies and language usage

• Current phrases, slang, and scientific terms

• Special notes on word origins 

• Tables of weights and measurements

• Languages and language families

• Tables of signs and symbols

Comprehensive listing of abbreviations