Longman Dictionary Of Modern English
It was an instant bestseller and a fixture in American classrooms nicely into the late nineteenth century. In 1966, it was published as a new “unabridged” dictionary. It was expanded in 1987, but it nevertheless covered no far more than half the actual vocabulary of Webster’s Third. Merriam-Webster goes to wonderful pains to remind dictionary purchasers that it alone is the heir to Noah Webster. Although Merriam-Webster revisers come across solid ground in Noah Webster’s idea of the English language as an ever-changing tapestry, the concern is much more complex than that. Throughout the 20th century, some non-Merriam editions, such...