Type: Subsidiary
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Merriam-Webster is never at a loss for words. The reference publisher's offerings include vocabulary builders such as "Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary" and "Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged". Merriam-Webster also publishes CD-ROMs for some of its publications. The company was founded in 1831 by brothers George and Charles Merriam. They bought the rights to Noah Webster's 70,000-entry reference opus, "An American Dictionary of the English Language, Corrected and Enlarged" (considered by many to be the first American dictionary), in 1843 and published revised editions of the book. Merriam-Webster is a subsidiary of Encyclopædia Britannica.

Officers:
President and Publisher: John Morse
CFO: Thomas Coopee
Technical Supervisor: Gerald Wick

Competitors:
Dictionary.com
John Wiley
Random House

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