The New Century dictionary of the English-language : based on matter selected from the original Century dictionary and entirely rewritten, with the addition of a great amount of new material, and containing the great mass of words and phrases in ordinary use, 12,000 quotations, 4,000 pictorial illustrations, with supplements of synonyms and antonyms, foreign words and phrases, biographical names, geographical names, etc.

Author(s)

• Emery, Hulbert G.
• Brewster, Katherine G.
• Avery, Catherine B.

Bibliographic Information

The New Century dictionary of the English-language : based on matter selected from the original Century dictionary and entirely rewritten, with the addition of a great amount of new material, and containing the great mass of words and phrases in ordinary use, 12,000 quotations, 4,000 pictorial illustrations, with supplements of synonyms and antonyms, foreign words and phrases, biographical names, geographical names, etc.

edited by H.G. Emery and K.G. Brewster ; revision editor, Catherine B. Avery

Appleton-Century-Crofts, c1952

• v. 1
• v. 2

Other Title

The New Century dictionary

Note

Vol. 1. A-Pocket veto -- v. 2. Pock-mark-zymurgy and supplements

• NCID: BB08728571
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v. (viii, 2820 p.)
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1628
  • DC : 423
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Dictionaries
  • CSHF : Anglais (Langue) -- Dictionnaires