<B>The phenomenally popular compact dictionary has been updated for the first time in ten years!</B><P>Webster’s New World dictionaries have been defining American English for more than fifty years. Revised for the first time in ten years, this perennial bestseller is sure to draw in even more readers with its updated materials—including new biographical, geographical, scientific, and vocabulary entries reflecting our rapidly evolving language. In other words, this new edition is ideal for students and adults of all ages alike.