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Merriam-webster’s Everyday Language Reference Set [Paperback]

Merriam-webster's Everyday Language Reference Set

Includes “The Merriam-Webster Dictionary”, a new edition of “The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus” and “Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder”.

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. Although Webster’s work was honored, his big dictionaries had never sold well. The 1828 edition was priced at a whopping $20; in 13 years its 2,500 copies had not sold out. Similarly, the 1841 edition, only slightly more affordable at $15, moved slowly. Assuming that a lower price would increase sales, the Merriams introduced the 1847 edition at $6, and although Webst (more…)

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Merriam-Webster’s French-English Translation Dictionary, Kindle Edition (Kindle Edition)

Merriam-Webster's French-English Translation Dictionary, Kindle Edition

You can set this dictionary as your default Kindle dictionary and look up words while reading. The default setting is The New Oxford American Dictionary included on your Kindle, but you have the option to change your default setting to this compatible dictionary after purchase. Access English definitions and explanations for French words with this handy resource from America-s language experts. Including more than 40,000 entries, 50,000 translations, and abundant examples of words used in context, this special Kindle edition is designed to help users understand written and spoken English and French. Simply search by word, browse, or highlight words within text.

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Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Laminated Cover) (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Laminated)) [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Laminated Cover) (Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Laminated))

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*Starred Review* The first Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (M-W) was published in 1898, and the tenth edition had a copyright date of 1993. The eleventh edition brings many new words, a CD-ROM, and a free one-year subscription to Merriam-Webster Collegiate.com, which includes the text of the dictionary as well as the Collegiate Thesaurus, Collegiate Encyclopedia, and Merriam-Webster’s Spanish-English Dictionary.Now for the numbers. M-W has a paper file of 15,700,000 citations from which their lexicographers chose 10,000 new words, for a total of 165,000 entries and 225,000 definitions. There are 100,000 “changes” from the tenth edition. Users asked for more usage examples and idioms and phrases, so there are now 40,000 examples and a “significant” increase in idioms. There are 91,000 pronunciations, 33,000 etymologies, 2,700 illustrative quotations, 650 foreign words and phrases, and 700 illustrations.As the world rushes on, so does the time taken (more…)

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