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Merriam-Webster's English & Spanish Reference Set: The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, and Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary [Paperback]

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September 1999 0877799768 978-0877799764 1
The dictionary in this set continues the Merriam-Webster tradition and provides clear, concise definitions and essential information about the most common words in the language. With more than 70,000 entries, this invaluable resource contains the key features usually found only in larger hardcover dictionaries: pronunciations, etymologies, grammatical information, usage notes, synonym lists, and more.

The thesaurus provides more than 100,000 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic phrases, related words, and contrast words that make word-finding easy. Designed to provide essential information quickly, it is arranged alphabetically to save hunting through an index.

Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary is a completely new dictionary designed to meet the needs of English and Spanish speakers in a time of ever-expanding communication among the countries of the Western Hemisphere. It is intended for language learners, teachers, office workers, tourists, business travelersùanyone who needs to communicate effectively in the Spanish and English languages as they are spoken and written in the Americas.


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The Merriam brothers desired a continuity of editorship that would link Noah Webster's efforts with their own editions, so they selected Chauncey A. Goodrich, Webster's son-in-law and literary heir, who had been trained in lexicography by Webster himself, to be their editor in chief. Webster's son William also served as an editor of that first Merriam-Webster dictionary, which was published on September 24, 1847.

Although Webster's work was honored, his big dictionaries had never sold well. The 1828 edition was priced at a whopping $20; in 13 years its 2,500 copies had not sold out. Similarly, the 1841 edition, only slightly more affordable at $15, moved slowly. Assuming that a lower price would increase sales, the Merriams introduced the 1847 edition at $6, and although Webster's heirs initially questioned this move, extraordinary sales that brought them $250,000 in royalties over the ensuing 25 years convinced them that the Merriams' decision had been abundantly sound.

The first Merriam-Webster dictionary was greeted with wide acclaim. President James K. Polk, General Zachary Taylor (hero of the Mexican War and later president himself), 31 U.S. senators, and other prominent people hailed it unreservedly. In 1850 its acceptance as a resource for students began when Massachusetts ordered a copy for every school and New York placed a similar order for 10,000 copies to be used in schools throughout the state. Eventually school use would spread throughout the country. In becoming America's most trusted authority on the English language, Merriam-Webster dictionaries had taken on a role of public responsibility demanded of few other publishing companies. 


Product Details

  • Paperback: 2328 pages
  • Publisher: Merriam-Webster; 1 edition (September 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0877799768
  • ISBN-13: 978-0877799764
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 4.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,579,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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