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More than 60,000 entries—covering business, computer, and scientific terms; colloquial, idiomatic, current slang expressions; and more.
Updated and revised biographical data—including new entries of contemporary figures.
Accessible alphabetical listing for all entries—including prefixes and suffixes, abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, and more.
Concise, easy-to-understand definitions—many revised to reflect the latest research on usage and meaning.
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