Jess Stein (1914–1984)
Author of The Random House Dictionary
About the Author
Works by Jess Stein
Modern American Dictionary 4 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1914-06-23
- Date of death
- 1984-06-24
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Wayne State University (BA)
University of Chicago (MA) - Occupations
- editor
- Short biography
- Editor-in-chief of the Random House Dictionaries from 1966 until his death at his home in Mount Vernon, New York, on June 24, 1984, a day after his seventieth birthday.
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Mount Vernon, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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This is the dictionary I use the most, even though it's useless for any coinage of the past forty--odd years. (We've got the internet for that.) It's got most of the words I look up; the collegiate Webster's is too little, and the really big Webster's is too huge. The old miniaturized OED is awkward, and the internet isn't always convenient. Besides, you can't browse Answers.com like you can an actual dictionary.
I used to use this when I was trying to write lyrics or poems, but never succeeded much. I wonder if lyricists ever refer to it?
OAH gift on our first Christmas 1969 what he ask for.
The most comprehensive dictionary we ever owned.
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- Works
- 22
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 1,075
- Popularity
- #23,918
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 21