5 Lexical and Electi Noah Webster an( Words that are believed to be registered tradCmaiks have Explanatory Diagri been checked with authoritative sources. No investigation Explanatory Nom has he= made of emmum-law tradcrunk rights m my word, because such investigation a impracticable. Words A Concise Guide an mind capital and are also identified as trademarks. The inclusion of any word in this Dictionary is not, however, an Problems in Englisl expression of the Publislices opinion as to whether or not it ý - - .1ý1 clich6s ............. is subject to proprietary non. Indeed, no definitim in this -r r Dictionary is to be regarded as affecting the validity of my Redundaat EXPýýi trademark- students' Guide t, Copyright 0 1984,1988 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Business Letter St I No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in Forrasof Address my form or by my mean& electronic, or mechanical, includ- Abbreviations am ing photocopying and recording, or by my information stor age or retrieval system without the prior written permission pronunciation Syi of Houghton Nhfflin Compoy unless such copying is ex pressly permitted by federal copyright law. Address m- A New Dictionar quiries to Perindissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2 Pak StreM Boston, NLA M108. Abbreviations Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Biographical Narr Main entry under tide: ýf 1. English language-Dictionarics. 1. Riverside Pub- Foreign W ords an lish n Company. 11. Title: Webster's two, new Riverside Table of Measure university dictionary. m. Title: webstees 2 new River side university dictionary. signs and Syrnbo PE1625.W244 1984 423 83-3799 LSBN: 0.395-33957-X (thumb index, trade edition) 0-395-37928-8 (high school edition) Manufactured in the United States of America ýXPage: Previous 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007