Webster's Third

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dictionary
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:W3
gptkbp:access Merriam-Webster Unabridged website
gptkbp:citation descriptive
gptkbp:contains over 450,000 entries
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticizedFor inclusion of colloquial and nonstandard words
lack of prescriptive guidance
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Philip_Babcock_Gove
gptkbp:firstPublished 1961
gptkbp:followedBy Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (various editions)
gptkbp:fullName Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Webster's Third
gptkbp:ISBN 978-0-87779-201-7
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:print
online
CD-ROM
gptkbp:notableEditor gptkb:Philip_Babcock_Gove
gptkbp:notableFeature pronunciation guides
usage notes
elimination of labels such as 'colloquial', 'correct', 'incorrect'
expanded etymologies
inclusion of scientific and technical terms
gptkbp:notableFor descriptive approach to language
controversy over prescriptive vs. descriptive lexicography
gptkbp:pages 2662
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Webster's_Second_New_International_Dictionary
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Webster's_Second
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:G._&_C._Merriam_Company
gptkbp:subject gptkb:English_language
gptkbp:successor Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (based on it)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Webster's_Third_New_International_Dictionary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7