Merriam-Webster Unabridged

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The most authoritative source of information on the English language.

America’s largest, most comprehensive dictionary is reinvented for today’s librarian, teacher, and student. With up-to-date information, definitions, usage notes, a modern layout, and other exciting features, Merriam-Webster Unabridged is the most authoritative source of information on the English language.

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Extensive and trustworthy entries include more than 700,000 definitions, 502,000 words, 158,500 etymologies and 123,500 quotations from well-known writers.

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A variety of categories are represented, including Food & Beverage, Health & Medicine, Internet, Law, Music and Science.

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“Ask the Editor” videos, a blog, Top 10 Lists, Word of the Day, vocabulary quizzes and Most Popular—the most frequently looked-up words on a daily and weekly basis—offer significant value beyond that of a dictionary.

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A Thing About Words: The Blog offers weekly insight and observations about language from Merriam-Webster’s editors.

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