Illustrated Reverse Dictionary: Find the Words on the Tip of Your Tongue

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John Ellison Kahn
Reader's Digest Association, 1990 - Reference - 608 pages
The Illustrated Reverse Dictionary is an ingenious word-finder that helps you locate the precise word you want when you know generally what you mean but can't recall the exact term. With an ordinary dictionary, you look up the word to find its meaning. With the Illustrated Reverse Dictionary, you do just the opposite: you look up the meaning to find the word. The Illustrated Reverse Dictionary works like a thesaurus, which gives you words that are similar in meaning, but it does more. You start with an idea, a description of the term you're looking for, and the Illustrated Reverse Dictionary leads you through associated words to the exact one you want. Moreover, each synonym is defined, and you get antonyms (word opposites) and etymologies (word histories), which a thesaurus does not offer. Containing over 400,000 words - in more than 70,000 main entries, with over 130 detailed color illustrations, and more than 160 charts, the Illustrated Reverse Dictionary offers quick and accurate reference.

Contents

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II
44
III
82
IV
138
V
168
VI
191
VII
223
VIII
247
XIII
323
XIV
367
XV
380
XVI
430
XVII
432
XVIII
465
XIX
533
XX
559

IX
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X
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XI
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XII
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XXI
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XXII
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XXIII
604

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