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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.
Key facts
- Publisher.name
- Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
- Publisher.image
- Merriam-Webster logo.svg
- Publisher.image_size
- 170
- Publisher.parent
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
- Publisher.founder
- George Merriam, Charles Merriam
- Publisher.country
- United States
- Publisher.headquarters
- 47 Federal Street,Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Publisher.publications
- Reference books, online dictionaries
- Publisher.owner
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Founded by
- Noah Webster
- Headquarters
- Massachusetts
- Parent organization
- Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.
- Official website
- m-w.com
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- Commons category
- Merriam-Webster
- inception
- 1831-00-00
- archives at
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- product or material produced
- book
- social media followers
- 78700
- official shop URL
- merriamwebster.threadless.com
- distributed by
- App Store
- website account on
- Kahoot!
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Services
- Pronunciation guides
- Writing entries
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
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 Webster's estate. All Merriam-Webster dictionaries trace their lineage to this source.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Merriam-Webster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.