The Merriam-Webster English Dictionary By Merriam-Webster

The Merriam-Webster English Dictionary
By Merriam-Webster

 

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Product Description

A completely revised and updated edition of this best-selling language reference is now available. Covers the core vocabulary of everyday life with over 75,000 clear, concise definitions. Includes pronunciations, word origins and synonym lists. Special sections and tables.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #793 in Books
• Brand: Merriam-Webster
• Published on: 2004-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .85 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 939 pages

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About the Author

The Merriam brothers desired a continuity of editorship that would link Noah Webster's efforts with their own editions, so they selected Chauncey A. Goodrich, Webster's son-in-law and literary heir, who had been trained in lexicography by Webster himself, to be their editor in chief. Webster's son William also served as an editor of that first Merriam-Webster dictionary, which was published on September 24, 1847.

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