Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

This version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition, is burgundy leather-look, and thumb-notched. Updated annually, the current 2001 copyright gives you up-to-date coverage of the words you need today. This dictionary contains more than 215,000 clear and precise definitions, 700 illustrations and separate sections for geographical and biographical names, as well as a Handbook of Style. Over 55 million copies of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary have been sold, spanning a time period of over 100 years.