Dictionary recommendation request

[Ellen Wiseman <ewiseman@WT.NET>]

A colleague wants to purchase "the most up-to-date comprehensive dictionary
of the English language."  (preferably American English)  What do you
recommend?
Thank you,
Ellen Wiseman, Librarian
Scroggins Elementary School
Houston, TX
ewiseman@wt.net
ewiseman@houstonisd.org

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