American dictionaries

[Suzanne Adams]

Dear all, I hope you are well and managing to keep cool.

I have been asked to find the definition of "mafia" in the following dictionaries, but from the hard copy versions specifically. I am finding it difficult to locate a library that holds these physically, rather than a digital copy. Does anyone know where to get hold of these?

• Merriam Webster Dictionary
• American Heritage Dictionary

Kind regards

Suzanne

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[Kaupert, Ashley]

Hi Suzanne, in-law,

 

There’s a doc del vendor in the US, Retriev-it, that keeps a collection of dictionaries in house for these kinds of requests: https://www.retrievit.com/resources. If you can’t find someone to get this for free on the list, Retriev-it is fast and not too expensive.

 

Cheers,

Ashley

 

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[m-rush University of Minnesota]

Suzanne, attached is the page that contains "Mafia," from The American heritage college dictionary, 3d ed.  Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin Co., c1993.  Hard.

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