Freshly designed and based on entirely new research, The New International Webster's Illustrated Contemporary Dictionary has many outstanding features. This is an up-to-date, clearly outlined,authoritative, readable and accurate English language dictionary compiled by experts under the guidance of an Advisory committee of distinguished linguistic scholars.

Of special note are the qualities and features included which provide the broad depth required for a thorough analysis of the English language whether as an English language student or as a student of English as a foreign language. The result is a dictionary, which assists all students in a complete understanding of the correct pronunciation, usage and origins of contemporary English. Thorough, complete and fully comprehensive, The New International Webster 's Illustrated Contemporary Dictionary draws upon a rich base of over 85,000 encyclopedic entries, with 1000 illustrations including maps, charts and graphs. Thousands of illustrative quotations are included to help clarify word meanings; clear concise notes are made against troublesome or easily confused word roots and etymologies. Synonyms studies help differentiate words with similar meanings.