Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster,,Incorporated,,is,an,American,company,that,publishes,reference,books,,especially,dictionaries
In,1831,,George,and,Charles,Merriam,founded,the,company,as,G,&,C,Merriam,Co,in,Springfield,,Massachusetts,In,1843,,after,Noah,Webster,died,,the,company,bought,the,rights,to,An,American,Dictionary,of,the,English,Language,from,Websters,estate,All,Merriam-Webster,dictionaries,trace,their,lineage,to,this,source
In,1964,,Encyclopædia,Britannica,,Inc,,acquired,Merriam-Webster,,Inc,,as,a,subsidiary,The,company,adopted,its,current,name,in,198212
Contents
1,Origins
11,Noah,Webster
12,Merriam,as,publisher
2,Services
3,Pronunciation,guides
4,Writing,entries
5,See,also
6,References
7,External,links
Origins
Noah,Webster
In,1806,,Webster,published,his,first,dictionary,,A,Compendious,Dictionary,of,the,English,Language,In,1807,Webster,started,two,decades,of,intensive,work,to,expand,his,publication,into,a,fully,comprehensive,dictionary,,An,American,Dictionary,of,the,English,Language,To,help,him,trace,the,etymology,of,words,,Webster,learned,26,languages,Webster,hoped,to,standarmerriam-webster,scrabble,dictionary,,merriam-webster,word,games,,merriam-webster,thesaurus,,merriam-webster,online,dictionary,and,thesaurus,,merriam-webster.com,,merriam-webster.com,dictionary,Merriam-Webster
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