Not all publicity is good, though, and the company showed no love for Merriam-Webster .
That was how I got a free Merriam-Webster dictionary for defining words in read mode.
"Some of the new words this year provide colorful images, " said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster editor-at-large.
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Merriam-Webster put a free dictionary online starting in 1996 and migrated to a freemium model over time.
Tapping and holding on text will underline it, offering up a window with a definition courtesy of Merriam-Webster.
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If you type in its old URL, Word.com, it will now take you to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
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Poaceae is in there along with the old Merriam-Webster hand-tailored phonetic pronunciation guide.
Given my close working relationship with risk, I decided to check out its official meaning in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary.
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He frets about the guides who say the statue of Daniel Webster in Central Park represents the guy behind the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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In the case of Merriam-Webster, the free version comes with yakking editor video feature over on the right-hand side of the page.
Compare these two entries for dragonfly: "Any of a suborder of odonate insects that are larger and stouter than damselflies, " begins Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
The Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary has no record of such a word.
The self-proclaimed Cowboy Capital of the World is stocked with guest ranches and real ranches, welcoming dudes (according to Merriam-Webster, "a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range") as well as legitimate ranch hands.
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