Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary by Merriam-Webster

As noted in my review of the Random House Webster's College Dictionary (Dictionaries 1991), the four major American dictionaries are very much alike in trim size, page and entry count, heft, diickness, and of course, price. All four books will be compared and discussed below, as it is impossible to review any one of them widiout attention paid to its rivals. Recent estimates (exact figures are guarded secrets) suggest that die Merriam-Webster dictionary has at least 50% of the collegeedition market, widi the Prentice Hall (Simon & Schuster/Paramount) entry, Webster's New World Dictionary, Third College Edition, in a strong second place, followed by (in an order unknown to this reviewer) dictionaries from Houghton Mifflin and Random House.

Despite the general use of die name Webster by so many different dictionaries, Merriam-Webster has been able to maintain a solid market lead widi its Collegiate® edition. Merriam-Webster feels obliged to emphasize its name and its proprietary interest in die combination of Merriam and Webster, particularly since diere are so many 'Webster' dictionaries on die market, including two of die major competitors of the Merriam-Webster book. Merriam Company, now Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. It traces its editorial history in a continuous line to Noah Webster, whose 1840 American dictionary was acquired, published, and continuously revised by die G. As the preface makes clear, the title change is meant to emphasize die lexicographic tradition that stands behind this book. This completely revised edition of die best-selling dictionary in die United States sports a new title that leads widi the name of die publisher, a departure from the titles of previous editions, which began simply widi 'Webster 's,' e.g., Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. Reviews175 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Tenth Edition. Urn:oclc:316064310 Republisher_date 20120706033755 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120705023045 Scanner lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Urn:lcp:merriamwebstersc00merr_0:epub:efe211f0-4b9b-4f99-a285-02dd5c3793d3 Extramarc Cornell University Foldoutcount 0 Identifier merriamwebstersc00merr_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t81k0km7n Isbn 9780877798071Ģ012374552 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.7 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Openlibrary O元672411M Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:15:53 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA179501 Boxid_2 CH109901 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Springfield, Mass.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary by Merriam-Webster