Charlton Laird was an American linguist and writer dedicated to popularizing the English language. His prolific output included detailed studies of language, made accessible to the general reader through books and essays. Laird became particularly renowned for his work on the standardized edition of the Webster's New World Thesaurus, which remains a widely used reference. His profound insights into the structure and history of English offer readers a richer understanding of the language.
Organized alphabetically for easy access, a revised edition of the best-selling reference provides synonyms, general words, and antonyms, as well as slang terms, colloquial expressions, technical terms, and the most recent scientific and medical terminology.
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A standard dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, including colloquial phrases and cross-references.