Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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Based upon the broad foundations laid down by Noah Webster, this edition features similar supplements to other dictionaries published in 1969 such as:• A Dictionary of Biography • A Dictionary of Geography • A Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction, Mythology, Legend• A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases• A Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names and Foreign Words • Abbreviations Commonly Used in Writing and Printing • Practical Business Mathematics • Forms of Address• Tables of Weights and Measures • Special Signs and Symbols • Presidents of the United States• Vice Presidents and Cabinet Officers of the United States • Declaration of Independence • Constitution of the United States • History of Canada• Charter of the United Nations• Air Distances between Principal Cities• Principal Geographic Features of the World• Commercial and Financial TermsWhile also including additional supplements:• Dictionary of Musical Terms• Outline of Musical History• Guide to English Grammar and Common Errors• Synonyms and Antonyms• Office Worker’s Manual• Perpetual Calendar• Wedding Anniversaries• Language of Gems• Birthstones• Birth Days• Seven Wonders of the World• How Days Got Their Names• How Months Got Their Names• National Parks• Holidays (U.S. and Foreign)• Road Distances (U.S.)• Copyright Law• Facts about the States• Table of AlphabetsAnd 43 full page Illustrations in color.