Merriam-Webster
Sign in to saveMerriam-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.
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- 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.
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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.
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.
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