Appendices include abbreviations, proper nouns, grammatical construction, idioms and pronunciation. An innovative and graphically stunning visual dictionary with 3,500 color illustrations and 25,000 fully indexed terms in French, Spanish, German, and English. This exhaustive coverage of the world as we know it today, provides you with an indispensable reference work. Second Edition, 1999. Emphasis is placed on current usage.
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