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Buy student dictionary books for help with writing reports and other writing assignments. The Junior Dictionary follows the basic precepts of dictionaries prepared for young people that were pioneered by Scott, Foresman over 50 years ago. Definitions are written, insofar as possible, in simpler language that the main entry being defined. Common meanings of words are given first within an entry. Related meanings are placed adjacent to each other, so that the semantic flow of meaning change may be easily observed. And a single alphabetical list enables the student to find any single entry quickly and easily, without first having to decide whether the entry is perhaps to be found in a supplementary listing.

Within entries in this dictionary, illustrative or context sentences and phrases have been written to show the student actual idiomatic English usage as a model. These sentences, showing real situations, have been written to reflect the pluralism of our society, and at the same time to avoid unfortunate stereotypes.

Each of the more that 100,000 words entered in this dictionary has been carefully evaluated by a staff of editors long experienced in writing dictionaries for young people. Every year thousands of new words and meanings appear in printed sources. The staff has examined a wide variety of current textbooks and other literature most apt to be read by the dictionary's users. Scott Foresman citation files record changes in words, definitions, and usage as these first appear in the language and then become accepted. Such a program of reading current English sources is vital to maintain an up-to-date dictionary.

Table of Contents

• Spellings of English Sounds
  
• Parts of an Entry
  
• How to Use this Dictionary