The American Heritage College Dictionary( Series - American Heritage College Dictionary )

Featuring all the qualities that have distinguished the American Heritage name, this latest edition contains new terms including sandboard and Texas holdem, along with up-to-date biographical entries, more than 2,500 photos, maps, and drawings, and a registration card allowing the user to download the entire contents directly to a PC or Mac.

The newly updated American Heritage(R) College Dictionary, Fourth
Edition, presents the very best that a college dictionary can offer.
It features all the qualities that have distinguished the American
Heritage(R) name for decades: a clear and accessible defining style,
expert usage advice, and more than 2,500 photographs and drawings
that enhance the definitions and invite browsing.
New to this updated release are recently prominent terms such as
blue state, edamame, and fattoush. The Periodic Table of the Elements
includes the newest element, roentgenium. Biographical entries are
fully up-to-date, and geographical entries reflect the latest geopolitical
changes.
And now for the first time, The American Heritage(R) College
Dictionary includes a registration card with a unique passkey code
that allows the user to download directly to a PC or Mac the entire
contents of The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English
Language, Fourth Edition, as well as Roget's II: The New Thesaurus.
The eReference Suite can be accessed within Microsoft(R) Office
applications at the click of a button. This remarkable $34.95 value is
free with the print product.