Comprehensive...authoritative...and user-friendly! Based on the bestselling "Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition", this fully up-to-date compact dictionary features concise, easy-to-understand definitions of today's most commonly used words. The key features include: clear, readable type; easy-to-use pronunciations; word derivations for greater understanding; over 60,000 entries; and now with 175 illustrations Scientific, technical, professional, and business terms.