Students Dictionary of American English (Facts on File)

, The Facts On File

STUDENT’S
DICTIONARY
OFA E
MERICAN NGLISH




Cynthia A. Barnhart




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, The Facts On File Student’s Dictionary of American English
Copyright © 2008 by Cynthia A. Barnhart

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Barnhart, Cynthia A.
The Facts on File student’s dictionary of American English / Cynthia Barnhart.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-6379-6 (alk. paper)
1. English language—Dictionaries, Juvenile. 2. English language—Dictionaries.
I. Facts on File, Inc. II. Title. III. Title: Student’s dictionary of American English.
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, CONTENTS
Preface iv

Explanatory Notes vi

Entries A to Z 1




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