Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary: Bilingual on CD-ROM [CD-ROM]

Merriam-Webster (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2003 | ISBN-10: 0877794723 | ISBN-13: 978-0877794721

New! This powerful electronic version of the popular bilingual, bi-directional guide to Spanish and American English includes more than 80,000 entries, 100,000 translations, abundant examples of words used in context, and multiple search options. The CD-ROM is easily installed for instant access.

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About the Author

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

• CD-ROM: 1 pages
• Publisher: Merriam-Webster (January 2003)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0877794723
• ISBN-13: 978-0877794721
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,513,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good enough.. could have been better, December 24, 2005

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Desi in US (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary: Bilingual on CD-ROM (CD-ROM)

I own 2003 version. I like the flexibility of the software on my desktop -- no need to go look for the word in my other dictionary.

What I hate about this product is the absence of verb conjugation. If you type 'tienen', it won't guide you to the verb 'tener' unlike other dictionaries I have used.

I also have the Webster English dictionary; that product is definitely better than this Spanish-English dictionary.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful and fast, though could be better, November 5, 2006

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Carmen Celina "jounalist" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary: Bilingual on CD-ROM (CD-ROM)

I got this dictionary because I couldnt get a decent one on internet. It is a useful system, the dictionary will recognize if the word typed in is in English or Spanish or both, and will let you decide which function (noun, adjective, article, etc) you want translated. Its fast and helpful. What I found dissapointing is that from 10 words I look up, 1 does not appear. And also, that many entries in Spanish use mexican as main dialect for expressions rather than using a combination of Latin American and also Spanish varieties.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars spanish dictionary, May 12, 2007

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Henry Gaska (california) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary: Bilingual on CD-ROM (CD-ROM)

i purchasd this with a meriams english dictionary.its been a learning experience for both my mom and i.we have been learning the exact meaning of alot of words in spanish.being a mexican from the usa i do not want to be a dumb mejicano and that includes my mom as she shares this knowledge with me.who said that you can not learn at 60 and 80 years.