Even though Leo Fender never learned how to play a guitar, he was the first to make the electric solidbody guitar a commercial success. Despite his low-key style and conservative roots, his radical designs for guitars and amplifiers altered popular music forever. Much has been published about the Fender Electric Instrument Co., but Leo always wanted its story to be told "just the way it happened". Now, Forrest White, his friend and only general manager, offers a behind-the-scenes look at this company. In his down-to-earth style, White traces the company's entire history, from Leo's beginnings as a radio repairman up to the eventual sale of Fender to CBS and beyond. In between are stories about the development of the Telecaster, Precision Bass and Stratocaster, as well as insights into Leo Fender's unique personality. Fender: The Inside Story is packed with more than 100 historic photos and illustrations; instrument diagrams and specifications; and anecdotes about artists such as Merle Travis, Bob Wills, Speedy West, and Tex Ritter. Here is the book that sets the record straight and dispels the myths about the Fender Electric Instrument Co., a company that forever changed the look, sound, and personality of American music.

Tired of flipping back and forth between a dictionary and a thesaurus, searching for just the right word? This second edition of the Little Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus, combines (joins, unifies, links, connects, integrates, merges, etc.) two superb language resources, allowing users to find both definitions and synonyms under the same entry quickly and easily. Available in the US for the first time, this dictionary and thesaurus is the smallest hardback in the Oxford range, offering a convenient, compact, and portable reference book to help with studies, everyday language problems, or cross-word puzzles and other word games, wherever you happen to be. The easy-to-use layout places the thesaurus entry for a word directly alongside the dictionary entry so that you no longer have to search the page to find the word you're looking for. A center section gives encyclopedic information such as lists of countries and capitals, rivers and lakes, kings, queens, and prime ministers, as well as collective nouns, helping you to broaden your knowledge of language and of the world.
Packed with help and information, the Little Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus is the ideal small reference book for home, school, or work. Features include: Convenient, easy-to-use format combining definition and synonyms in each entry Over 40,000 words, phrases, and definitions, and over 65,000 synonyms, drawn from Oxford's acclaimed language database Center section with encyclopedic information including lists of countries, capitals, prime ministers and more, as well as collective nouns Integrated text allows you to find meanings and synonyms quickly and easily

Berlitz Phrasebook and Dictionary Thai Compact, clear, and packed with key words and phrases to help conversation, this pocket-sized Thai phrasebook and dictionary from Berlitz's trusted language experts (with free app) is a trusty travel companion, and all you need to make yourself understood - and to understand others - when you're out and about in Thailand. * With its emphasis on conversational usage, and up-to-date language on social media, leisure, business - and more - this is the only phrase book you'll need when exploring Thailand * Includes 3000-word bilingual dictionary * Visually appealing colour-coding system means you can find what you want, when you want, and fast * The simplified Berlitz pronunciation system will ensure you're clearly understood * Stunning colour photography enhances the expert content, and makes this series the most visually attractive phrase book on the market About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

The Compact Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus is the ultimate one-stop reference, containing both a dictionary and a thesaurus in one handy reference volume. The dictionary and thesaurus texts have an integrated design which has been tried and tested with users to speed up browsing and look-up. The dictionary has excellent coverage of everyday English, containing over 90,000 words, phrases and definitions and incorporating the newest words and phrases from Oxford's language research programs. The thesaurus provides over 100,000 synonyms and antonyms. This dictionary and thesaurus is ideal for anyone who needs an all-in-one reference work.

The Cambridge Dictionary of Linguistics provides concise and clear definitions of all the terms any undergraduate or graduate student is likely to encounter in the study of linguistics and English language or in other degrees involving linguistics, such as modern languages, media studies and translation. lt covers the key areas of syntax, morphology, phonology, phonetics, semantics and pragmatics but also contains terms from discourse analysis, stylistics, historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics and corpus linguistics. It provides entries for 246 languages, including 'major' languages and languages regularly mentioned in research papers and textbooks. Features include cross-referencing between entries and extended entries on some terms. Where appropriate, entries contain illustrative examples from English and other languages and many provide etymologies bringing out the metaphors lying behind the technical terms. Also available is an electronic version of the dictionary which includes 'clickable' cross-referencing.

The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English presents all the slang terms from The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in a single volume. Containing over 60,000 entries, this concise new edition of the authoritative work details the slang and unconventional English of from around the English-speaking world since 1945, and through the first decade of the new millennium, with the same thorough, intense, and lively scholarship that characterized Partridge's own work. Unique, exciting and, at times, hilariously shocking, key features include: unprecedented coverage of World English, with equal prominence given to American and British English slang, and entries included from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, South Africa, Ireland, and the Caribbean emphasis on post-World War II slang and unconventional English dating information for each headword in the tradition of Partridge, commentary on the term's origins and meaning. New to this second edition: a new preface noting slang trends of the last eight years over 1,000 new entries from the US, UK and Australia, reflecting important developments in language and culture new terms from the language of social networking from a range of digital communities including texting, blogs, Facebook, Twitter and online forums many entries now revised to include new dating and new glosses, ensuring maximum accuracy of content. The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a spectacular resource infused with humour and learning - it's rude, it's delightful, and it's a prize for anyone with a love of language.

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One or more Afrikaans translations are provided for each of the senses of these English headwords. The headwords were selected from a number of fields, such as education, technology, culture, communication and travel. The dictionary is completely up-to-date with new vocabulary and current usage of both English and Afrikaans. It also contains a number of uniquely South African English words, such as aikona, bergie, boykie, ubuntu, vuvuzela, Zola Budd and many more. The pronunciation of each headword is indicated phonetically and the part of speech for each headword and its derivative is provided. Where a headword has more than one meaning, each meaning is defined separately in simple English. Meanings are exemplified by means of one or more sentences or phrases. For each meaning one or more apt Afrikaans translations are provided. Translations are printed in blue to make the use of the dictionary easier and more pleasing. Syllable breaks and primary word stress are indicated and different senses of the headword are numbered.This dictionary is suitable for learners and users of both English and Afrikaans. It is a perfect companion at home and in the classroom. Semi-bilingual with English definitions and Afrikaans translations.

Authoritative and up to date, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary offers unsurpassed coverage of English, perfect for anyone who needs a handy, reliable resource for home, school, or office.
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is one of the most popular choices in Oxford's renowned dictionary line. Now in print through its various editions for a century it has been selected by decades of users for its up-to-date and authoritative coverage of the English language.
This centenary edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary presents the most accurate picture of English today. It contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, providing superb coverage of contemporary English, including rare, historical, and archaic terms, scientific and technical vocabulary, and English from around the world. The dictionary has been updated with hundreds of new words--including sub-prime, social networking, and carbon footprint--all based on the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus. In addition, the dictionary features an engaging new center section, with quick-reference word lists (containing, for example, lists of Fascinating Words and Onomatopoeic Words), and a revised and updated English Uncovered supplement, which examines interesting facts about the English language. Sprinkled throughout the text are intriguing Word Histories, detailing the origins and development of numerous words. The volume also retains such popular features as the hundreds of usage notes which give advice on tricky vocabulary and pointers to help you improve your use of English. Finally, the dictionary contains full appendices on topics such as alphabets, currencies, electronic English, and the registers of language (from formal to slang), plus a useful Guide to Good English with advice on grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
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There is no single Asian language. But plenty of vogue words from this booming continent are entering English. Did you know there is a flower named after former dictator Kim Jong-il? The Chinese have a word shengnu, literally leftover for the new phenomenon of unmarried women over thirty. Can you tell your jeepney from your jilbab, or yakuza from the yellowshirts? These are just some of the hundreds of words that illuminate little corners of life and culture in a pan-Asian selection of keywords from the zeitgeist."

This dictionary provides a key to concepts used by transactional analysts which is accessible to those new to the field but also has the depth required for advanced studies.

The final volumes of a project begun in 1921 by the Board of Celtic Studies of the University of Wales to produce the first standard historical Welsh dictionary, these dictionaries present in alphabetical order the vocabulary of the Welsh language from the remnants of Old Welsh, through the abundant literature of the Medieval and Modern periods, to the explosion of vocabulary arising from the ever-increasing use of the language in all fields of 20th-century life. These references are the first standard historical Welsh dictionaries. The vocabulary is defined in Welsh, but English equivalents are also given. Detailed attention is given to variant forms, common collocations, and etymology.

A landmark of Enlightenment thought, Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is accompanied here by two shorter works that shed light on it: A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh , Hume's response to those accusing him of atheism, of advocating extreme skepticism, and of undermining the foundations of morality; and his Abstract of A Treatise of Human Nature , which anticipates discussions developed in the Enquiry . In his concise Introduction, Eric Steinberg explores the conditions that led Hume to write the Enquiry and the work's important relationship to Book I of Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature .

Kamprihensiv kampyuutar larning seereej ke antargat chhapanee vaalee pustakeen visheesh ruup se paathakon ko dhyaan mein rakhakar taiyaar kee gaee hain, jisasee ki unhein kampyuutar ke kaarya pranaalee sambandhee kaushal mein sudhaar aur saath hee saath apanee bhavishya ko sudhaaranee mein sahaayata milee. Prastut shrinkhala steepbaeesteep nirdesh aur praasangit skreenashaats ke madad se paathakon ko vyaapak ruup se kampyuutar ke behatar samajh ke saksham banaatee hai. Spasht ruup aur saral bhaasha mein likhee gaee bina takaneekee shabdajaal kee yah pustak angreejee va hindee mein upalabdh hai.(This book introduces the elements of MS PowerPoint in Hindi in simple language. In all areas of business and commerce, MS PowerPoint has become essential to explain the concept being discussed easily. Aided with actual photographs, readable screenshots, clear charts and tables, this book introduces important elements of MS PowerPoint how to open, create presentation, save, preview, printing presentation, Making use of PowerPoint slide insertion, layout, copy, move, online presentation, text insertion in slide, including hyperlink, Slides & Graphics, slide show, view & presentation etc. ) #v&spublishers

Prastut pustak stuu radeents kampyuutar larning gaid meen kampyuutar kee sabhee aavashyak pakshoon koo antahkriya tatha kriyakalaap dvaara samajhaanee ka prayaas kiya gaya hai. Yah pustak sabhee umr kee baccoon kee liee taiyaar kee gayee hai. Isameen vishayvastu koo rucikar eevan manoorannjanaatmak dhang see is prakaar prastut kiya gaya hai ki paathak isee parhakar kampyuutar seekhanee meen aanand kee anubhuuti karee. Pustak kee vishishtata abhyaas pustak meen pratyeek yuunit kee ant meen muulyaankan sambandhee abhyaas diyee gayee hain jisasee paath kee samajh tatha vishayvastu par pakar ka pata cal sakee tatha isaka ucit muulyaankan hoo sakee. Kampyuutar vistaar is bhaag meen vrhat kampyuutar jagat kee manoorannjak drshtikoon tatha kampyuutar sambandhee tathyoon par aadharit jnaan koo diya gaya hai. Kya aap jaanatee hain? is bhaag meen kampyuutar jagat kee aitihaasik pakshoon see sambandhti suucanaoon koo diya gaya hai. Kampyuutar kee vikaasaatmak visheeshataoon kee tarapaph dhyaan aakrsht; eepaheesapaheejaddh kiya gaya hai. Kuch aur jaaneen is bhaag meen paath meen bataayee gayee suucana sambandhee jnaan koo kuch aur aagee barhaakar samajhaaya gaya hai. Any visheeshataeen paath meen varnit vishay ka isameen vistaar diya gaya hai. Matalab hai kya isaka? isamanee paath meen aayee kuch vishisht shabdaavaliyoon koo kramab (dhang see paaribhaashit kiya gaya hai jisasee kathin shabdoon koo samajhanee meen aasaanee hoo. Stuudeents kampyuutar larning gaid baccoon kee vaastavik jeevan meen kampyuutar seekhanee kee liee eek sapaphal maargadarshika saabit hoogee.(The book has useful tips and guidelines that should be kept in mind while working on a computer. This book is meant for children as well as for those less initiated to this new field of activity. The explanation is given in a simple language. There are exercises for students and qualified information about computer. ) #v&spublishers

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

Medical ethics is the disciplined study of medical morality, with two goals: critically appraising current medical morality and identifying how it should be improved. Medical morality has three components. Physicians, patients, communities, and policy makers have beliefs about what is good and bad character, and right and wrong behavior, in patient care, biomedical research, medical education, and health policy. On the basis of these beliefs, physicians, patients, communities, and policy makers make judgments about how physicians ought to conduct themselves in patient care, research, education, and the formation and implementation of health policy. They then act on their judgments. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Medical Ethics contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on ethical reasoning and its key components; medical ethics, professional medical ethics, and bioethics; and topics in clinical ethics, research ethics, and healthcare policy ethics. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about medical ethics.

This is the reissued Colour Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus. The Colour Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus offers the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary, with over 45,000 words, phrases, and definitions, and over 65,000 synonyms based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus, a unique databank comprising hundreds of millions of words of English. Definitions are easy to understand, given in a clear, simple style, and avoiding technical language. The thesaurus entry for a word sits directly alongside the dictionary entry so that you do not have to hunt around the page to find the word you are looking for. The centre section gives guidance on 'Effective English' which covers writing English and how to get the best out of your dictionary and thesaurus.

Die Tesourus van Afrikaans gee met meer as 150000 inskrywings 'n beeld van die verskeidenheid en kompleksiteit van die Afrikaanse woordeskat. Vir diegene wat in Afrikaans belangstel en die taal effektief wil gebruik, is dit 'n besondere instrument. Die duisende woorde is in 855 kategoriee gerangskik wat onder meer inligting bied oor - woorde met verwante betekenisse; teenoorgesteldes; oorkoepelende terme; woorde wat verwys na die onderdele van 'n saak; woorde wat verwys na die persoon wat 'n bepaalde handeling uitvoer, en uitdrukkings en gesegdes wat bepaalde gedagtes verwoord.

Die kuberbedryf omhels tans so 'n wye verskeidenheid van aktiwiteite dat die benaming "rekenaarwoordeboek" onvanpas sou wees. Die Kuberwoordeboek is 'n volledige versameling terminologie verbonde aan apparatuur, programmatuur, die internet, e-poskommunikasie, programmering as wetenskap, ens. - saamgestel op 'n uiters toeganklike, gebruikersvriendelike wyse. Persone verbonde aan die informasietegnologiebedryf sal enorm baat by die gebruik van hierdie titel, asook enige algemene gebruikers van rekenaars en inligtingstelsels. The cyber industry covers such a wide variety of activities that the name "computer dictionary" is no longer appropriate. The Cyber dictionary is a complete collection of terms related to hardware, software, the internet, e-mail communication, programming as a science, etc. People related to the information technology industry will derive benefit from this title, as will any gereal users of computers and information systems.

The work is the only dictionary of synonyms for German idiomatic expressions. The idioms are accessible in a twofold way, either via a systematic section of semantic fields or an alphabetical record. The alphabetical entries, in turn, refer to the semantic fields so that the full contexts of meaning and synonymy are immediately available. The dictionary is an essential reference work for everyone who requires a versatile idiomatic style and an in-depth knowledge of contemporary German (writers, journalists, translators, foreign learners etc.). The new edition now includes a comprehensive, all new scholarly introduction exploring the close connection between idiomology and synonymy.

The New Oxford Spelling Dictionary has been prepared in consultation with professional editors and proofreaders to offer the quickest and most authoritative reference for spelling and word division. It is the essential guidefor a wide range of people who work with the written word, whether on paper or in electronic form. The text was compiled using the unrivalled resources of Oxford Dictionaries' language research programme; it gives unambiguous and authoritative guidance on spelling and form for over 110,000 words, including capitalization, hyphenation of compounds, and irregular inflections. US and UK spellings are covered in full. It also includes thousands of people, places, and other proper names. Full coverage of word division, indicating both primary (preferred) and secondary breaks for every suitable word, makes the New Oxford Spelling Dictionary the only reference suitable for editors, typesetters, proofreaders, and copy writers needing to make authoritative and consistent decisions relating to line endings. Its use will contribute to high-quality and accurate editorial standards. The New Oxford Dictionary of Spelling has been freshly designed for ease of access to the information, and the new handbook size makes it ideal as a quick reference tool. Together with the New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors and New Hart's Rules it is an essential part of every editor's and writer's toolkit.