Originally developed by Oxford University Press`s Dictionary Department and edited by noted lexicographer Laurence Urdang, The American Century Dictionary is a totally new dictionary created for American English. Its unique features include: the latest new words and acronyms, such as NIMBY, telecommute, and grunge; thousands of colloquial and slang expressions, such as legit, yuck, and zilch; up-to-date computer and technical terms, such as ASCII, e-mail, fax, and virtual reality, as well as new terms from medicine and business; special easy-to-use organization-all entries, including prefixes, abbreviations, foreign words, and biographical and geographical names, are arranged alphabetically in one section ; separate quick-reference tables: countries, states, state capitals, area and ZIP codes, presidents, and more; More than 60,000 entries reflecting the English of today. Fully updated geographical and biographical entries. More than 200 illustrations. Ready-Reference charts and tables. Original edition published by the Oxford University Press. A brand-new desk dictionary from the world`s leading dictionary-maker.