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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. [ 1] In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year are words of the year lists published annually by the American dictionary-publishing company Merriam-Webster, Inc. The lists feature ten words from the English language. These word lists started in 2003 and have been published at the end of each year. The Words of the Year usually reflect events that happened ...
The lists of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year (for each year) are ten-word lists published annually by the American dictionary-publishing company Merriam-Webster, Inc., which feature the ten words of the year from the English language. These word lists started in 2003 and have been published at the end of each year.
Comparison of English dictionaries. This is a comparison of English dictionaries, which are dictionaries about the language of English. The dictionaries listed here are categorized into "full-size" dictionaries (which extensively cover the language, and are targeted to native speakers), "collegiate" (which are smaller, and often contain other ...
Merriam-Webster started "Word of the Year" in 2003 when the war in Iraq and talk of "democracy" was in the news. In the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, the word was "bailout.” In 2020, the ...
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage (MWDEU) is a usage dictionary published by Merriam-Webster, Inc., of Springfield, Massachusetts . It is currently available in a reprint edition (1994) ISBN 0-87779-132-5 or ISBN 978-0-87779-132-4. (The 1989 edition did not include Merriam- in the title.
Merriam-Webster recently announced that “authentic” was its 2023 word of the year, ... from Pizza Hut’s red roof icon to Miller Lite’s throwback font: “Brands want to say, ...
Fittingly, Tuesday’s Word of the Day on Merriam-Webster’s website is “candidate.” According to Merriam-Webster, people running for office in ancient Rome wore white togas while meeting ...