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Merriam-Webster Inc.

Massachusetts company
Also known as: G. & C. Merriam Company
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Headquarters of G. & C. Merriam Company
Headquarters of G. & C. Merriam Company Headquarters of G. & C. Merriam Company in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1847.

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is a company based in Springfield, Massachusetts, that publishes dictionaries and language reference works. The company, renamed from G. & C. Merriam Co. in 1982, is a subsidiary of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc..1

Merriam-Webster is the lexicographical heir of Noah Webster, having acquired the rights to his An American Dictionary of the English Language in 1843. Since then, Merriam-Webster has continued to produce widely respected dictionaries, including Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language and various editions of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. The company has also embraced digital formats, offering online dictionaries and language features through its website.12

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  1. Merriam-Webster dictionary
  2. M-W stands for Merriam-Webster

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