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    …An especially valuable addition was The Random House Dictionary (1966), edited by Jess Stein in a middle size called “the unabridged” and by Laurence Urdang in a smaller size (1968). The Merriam-Webster Collegiate series was subsequently extended to 8th (1973), 9th (1983), 10th (1993), and 11th (2003) editions. (The G.…

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    …An especially valuable addition was The Random House Dictionary (1966), edited by Jess Stein in a middle size called “the unabridged” and by Laurence Urdang in a smaller size (1968). The Merriam-Webster Collegiate series was subsequently extended to 8th (1973), 9th (1983), 10th (1993), and 11th (2003) editions. (The G.…

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