Merriam-Webster's Standard Dictionary (Jewel Case)

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A powerful electronic version of America's best-selling language reference that deliversaccurate information while word processing, composing e-mail, designing spreadsheets,preparing presentations, browsing CD-ROM's, or surfing the Web. A handy, reliable, and authoritative dictionary of the words most frequently usedin English.  The Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus includes morethan 70,000 clear, concise definitions, as well as a pronunciation guide,word origins, and usage examples. The Thesaurus feature more than 157,000synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic phrases, and related and contrasted words.
 

Searching for special information
Dictionary and thesaurus entries include a wealth of special information. You can use the powerful search features of this program to locate words by their part of speech, the geographical region in which they are most often used, or their special usage restrictions. You can even search for synonym paragraphs that describe how synonyms are similar and how they are subtly distinct from each other. The following sections of this User?s Guide explain how to search for such information.

Browse Searches
Many dictionary and thesaurus lovers enjoy browsing through lists of words tofind an interesting one that catches their eye. Others find browsing helpfulwhen they are trying to locate a word where they perhaps don?t recall theexact spelling but might "know it when they see it." The Browse tab ofthis program is designed to enable such a "scan the list" searchtechnique by letting you choose to search using