THIS INDISPENSABLE AND UNIQUE VOLUME DOES WHAT A THESAURUS SHOULD HAVE DONE A LONG TIME AGO.
Thesauruses have not changed significantly for over a century; most are merely rearrangements of Roget's work, first published in 1852.
Only THE MERRIAM- WEBSTER THESAURUS represents a real alternative; it is easier to use, more comprehensive, and more authoritative than any existing paperback thesaurus.
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It contains more than 100,000 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic equivalents, related words, and contrasted words.
- Its alphabetical arrangement eliminates the need for complicated indexing, making word-finding fast and easy.
- It provides a concise definition at each main entry-a thesaurus innovation-that takes the guesswork and error out of word selection.
- It includes usage symbols to denote potential problems of word choice.
In developing this work, Merriam's editors examined every one of the more than 460,000 entries in Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged and further drew upon the 12,000,000 citations in the Merriam-Webster word files, the world's largest reference source on contemporary English language usage.
No other thesaurus can claim such authoritative support. THE MERRIAM- WEBSTER THESAURUS sets a new standard of accuracy, clarity, and utility.
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