WRite Away! The University of Louisville's Writing-across-the-Curriculum Newsletter
Volume 2 Number 3, February 1997
Some of the Best College Desk Dictionaries*
By Melinda Kreth
 
 
Title Publisher Entries Price
Random House Webster's College Dictionary (1995) Random House 180,000+ $23.95
American Heritage Dictionary (3rd College Ed., 1993) Houghton-Mifflin 145,000+ $22.95
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (10th Ed. 1993) Merriam-Webster 160,000+ $19.95
Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (3rd College Ed., 1995 updated printing) Webster's New World Dictionaries 170,000+ $19.95

*Based on Kister's Best Dictionaries for Adults and Young People: A Comparative Guide by Kenneth F. Kister, Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1992. 239-48. Thanks also to U of L Reference Librarian Anna Marie Johnson and Hawley-Cooke NetRep C. Dodd Harris IV for providing information about the prices of the most recent hardback editions.  Prices may vary depending on place of purchase.
 
 

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