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The most up--to--date, diverse quotations dictionary available 21,000 quotes to enrich any occasion Of all the general quotations references, Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations offers the best value featuring more entries than any other dictionary at its price, as well as a greater diversity of authors and richer biographical and historical detail on each than any other leading collection. The book's 21,000 quotes many unique to this collection are drawn from over 3,500 authors, spanning history and human experience with a compelling modern, international emphasis. Arranged alphabetically by author, with a thorough keyword index, this is the only major quotations dictionary featuring mini--biographies of authors, as well as detailed source and historical context.

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Chambers Harrap, Ltd. is based in Edinburgh and publishes bilingual dictionaries in a wide variety of foreign languages. The editorial team consists of a cosmopolitan team of lexicographers from the UK, France and Spain who work closely with contributors all around the world. Teams in Mexico and the US play an important role in ensuring that the content of Harraps dictionaries is as international as possible. Editors are able to draw on the extensive databases of widely praised top-of-the-range French and Spanish titles, as well as the latest resources such as linguistic corpora and the Internet.

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