Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary

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More than 11,000,000 hardcover copies
of the Eighth Edition of Webster's New Col-
legiate Dictionary were sold in the ten years
it was in print. Now with the Ninth Edition,
Merriam-Webster brings you the very latest
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DATING: How old is earthling? (almost
400 years) When did brat first enter the lan-
guage? (1505) This kind of question is often
asked, and now, uniquely in Webster's Ninth
New Collegiate Dictionary you will find the
answers. Answers available in no other Ameri-
can dictionary.
For the first time, the dictionary is not
only functional; it invites browsing. The knowl-
edge that finalize was being used in 1922
may have a bearing on your view of its accept-
ability today. That knowledge may also stimu-
late your interest in when other -/ze words,
such as energize, entered the language.
(1752)
This unique feature is made possible
through the incomparable Merriam-Webster... Tovább

Fülszöveg

More than 11,000,000 hardcover copies
of the Eighth Edition of Webster's New Col-
legiate Dictionary were sold in the ten years
it was in print. Now with the Ninth Edition,
Merriam-Webster brings you the very latest
in this best-selling tradition. And with it come
two important new features.
DATING: How old is earthling? (almost
400 years) When did brat first enter the lan-
guage? (1505) This kind of question is often
asked, and now, uniquely in Webster's Ninth
New Collegiate Dictionary you will find the
answers. Answers available in no other Ameri-
can dictionary.
For the first time, the dictionary is not
only functional; it invites browsing. The knowl-
edge that finalize was being used in 1922
may have a bearing on your view of its accept-
ability today. That knowledge may also stimu-
late your interest in when other -/ze words,
such as energize, entered the language.
(1752)
This unique feature is made possible
through the incomparable Merriam-Webster
archives. This resource, undoubtedly the
world's largest, now includes over 13,000,000
citations of words in action, together with the
surrounding text. Original evidence of actual
usage available only to Merriam-Webster
editors.
It is important to note that in all Merriam-
Webster® dictionaries, senses of multisense
words are shown in historical order; thus, the
first entered sense is the oldest entered
sense. Since the user would only be misled
by a date unconnected to a meaning, it is the
first entered sense that is dated. An unentered
sense, even if older, is ignored. The word nice,
for example, came into the language about
700 years ago meaning "silly." That sense has
not been in use for over 400 years, and to
show a date for a sense that does not itself
qualify for entry in the book would be, at the
very least, unhelpful. Vissza