Editorial and Production Staff v --

Special Contributors and Consultants vi --

The Usage Panel viii --

Usage in The American Heritage Dictionary / Geoffrey Nunberg xi --

Guide to the Dictionary xiv --

Style Guide xx --

Abbreviations and Labels Used in This Dictionary xxvi --

Pronunciation xxviii --

Dictionary of the English Language 1 --

Charts and Tables

Editorial and Production Staff

Special Contributors and Consultants

The Usage Panel

Usage in The American Heritage Dictionary / Geoffrey Nunberg

Guide to the Dictionary

Style Guide

Abbreviations and Labels Used in This Dictionary

Pronunciation

Dictionary of the English Language

Indo-European Roots Appendix

Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans / Calvert Watkins

Guide to Appendix

Indo-European Roots Sound Correspondences

Indo-European Roots

Charts and Tables

Table of Alphabets

Books of the Bible

Three Principal Calendars

Currency

Periodic Table of the Elements

Geologic Time Scale

Measurement Table

Planets of the Solar System

Proofreader's Marks

Taxonomy of Life.