Product Description
365 New Words is the best and bestselling word calendar and the essential desk accessory for word buffs, language enthusiasts, and people on a quest for the ne plus ultra of vocabularies. Here are sophisticated words (soigné: well-groomed, sleek), fun-to-say words (catawampus: askew, awry, catercorner), scientific words (extremophile: an organism that lives under extreme conditions), and more, all selected by the editors of Americas most respected dictionary, Merriam-Webster. Each entry includes a definition, pronunciation, sample sentence, and fascinating word history and lineage. Size: 6" w x 5.5" h.
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365 New Words-A-Year Page-A-Day Calendar 2009 (Original Page a Day Calendars)
- Calendar: 370 pages
- Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; 2008-06-15
- Label: Workman Publishing Company
- Format: Illustrated
- Studio: Workman Publishing Company
- ISBN: 0761149333
- Sales Rank in Books: #650
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