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Introduction 1

1．The Basic Toolklt 5

Dictionary or Encyclopedia? 7

Finding a Word 8

Ordering of Words 8

Parts of Speech 9

Ordering of Senses 10

When the Word is Found 12

Pronunciation and Stress 12

Levels of Formality 14

The Thesaurus 15

2．Reference Section 17

Spelling 19

Sound and Spelling 19

British and American Spellings 19

Difficult Spellings 20

Confusables 25

Foreign Phrases 31

Antonyms 47

Word Elements 57

3．The Toplcs 81

Animals,Birds,Sea Life 83

Architectural Terms 87

Architecture 88

List of Illustrations 88

Art Techniques and Styles 97

Astronomy Terms 103

Botanical Terms 108

Computers and Information Theory 115

Currencies 122

Diseases and Physical Disorders 125

The Body 126

Financial Terms 138

Geological Terms 145

Heraldry 151

Language 155

Legal Terms 169

Mathematical Terms 174

Shape and Forms in Mathematics 177

Music 187

Musical Directions 187

Musical Forms 192

Musical Terms 196

Musical Notation 197

Singing Voices 200

Musical Instruments 200

Physics and Chemistry Terms 205

Psychology and Psychiatry Terms 221

Ships and Boats 227

Ships and Nautical Terms 227

Parts of a Ship 227

Nautical Terms 233

Winds and Weather 237

4．The Lexlcon 241