The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000

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I am not so lost in lexicography as to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of heaven.

—Preface to Dictionary (1755)

Samuel
Johnson

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language

Fourth Edition

Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.

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CONTENTS

Bibliographic Record Entry Index Illustrations Pronunciation Key Articles Index Charts and Tables

BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 2000
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2000

Entries with Notes
	Regional Notes
	Our Living Language Notes
	Synonym Notes
	Usage Notes
	Word History Notes

Indo-European Roots
	Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans Calvert Watkins
	Guide to Appendix I
	Indo-European Sound Correspondences
	Appendix I: Indo-European Roots

Semitic Roots
	Proto-Semitic Language and Culture John Huehnergard
	Guide to Appendix II
	Chart of the Semitic Family Tree
	Appendix II: Semitic Roots

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