Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

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Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is a widely used American English dictionary known for its authoritative definitions, usage guidance, and up-to-date coverage of contemporary vocabulary.

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instanceOf American English dictionary ⓘ
English-language dictionary ⓘ
dictionary ⓘ
basedIn Springfield, Massachusetts ⓘ
brand Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
focus American English ⓘ
genre reference work ⓘ
hasAbbreviation MWCD ⓘ
hasComponent abbreviations list ⓘ
appendices ⓘ
biographical names section ⓘ
geographical names section ⓘ
tables ⓘ
hasEdition Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition ⓘ
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition ⓘ
hasOnlineVersion Merriam-Webster Online Collegiate Dictionary ⓘ
isSuccessorTo Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary ⓘ
knownFor authoritative definitions ⓘ
coverage of contemporary vocabulary ⓘ
frequent updates ⓘ
usage notes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType digital ⓘ
online ⓘ
print ⓘ
notableFor prescriptive and descriptive usage notes ⓘ
primaryRegion United States ⓘ
provides antonyms ⓘ
definitions ⓘ
etymologies ⓘ
pronunciations ⓘ
synonyms ⓘ
usage guidance ⓘ
publisher Merriam-Webster, Inc. ⓘ
linked to: Merriam-Webster
publisherImprint Merriam-Webster ⓘ
subject English language ⓘ
linked to: English

lexicography ⓘ
vocabulary ⓘ
targetAudience educators ⓘ
general public ⓘ
students ⓘ
writers ⓘ
usedIn libraries in the United States ⓘ
offices in the United States ⓘ
schools in the United States ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

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Britannica Academic → providesAccessTo → Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary ⓘ
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary → hasEdition → Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition ⓘ
linked to: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary → hasEdition → Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition ⓘ
linked to: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary → isSuccessorTo → Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary ⓘ
linked to: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary → hasOnlineVersion → Merriam-Webster Online Collegiate Dictionary ⓘ
linked to: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary → brand → Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate ⓘ
linked to: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster → notableWork → Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary ⓘ
Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary → hasEdition → Merriam-Webster’s New International Dictionary series ⓘ
linked to: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary