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Webster's Dictionary is any of the American English dictionaries edited in the early 19th century by American lexicographer Noah Webster, as well as numerous related or unrelated dictionaries that hav
Title page of the 1828 first edition of An American Dictionary of the English Language featuring an engraving of Noah Webster
Advertisement for the New International Dictionary from the October 8, 1910, issue of The Saturday Evening Post
Merriam-Webster's eleventh edition of the Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster company stationery, Massachusetts, 1901
Merriam-Webster
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Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries. It is the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States.
Webster's Dictionary
…Webster's" has since become a genericized trademark in the United States for American English dictionaries, and is widely used in dictionary titles. Merriam-Webster is the corporate heir to Noah Webster's original works, which are in the public domain. Noah Webster, the author of the readers' and spelling books…
Circa-1910 postcard showing the Merriams' former print shop in West Brookfield. Contrary to the inscription, Webster's dictionary was never printed at this site.
The 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary