Merriam-Webster
America's Most Trusted Dictionary
Merriam-Webster is an online English dictionary and reference platform offering definitions for over 300,000 words, along with a thesaurus, grammar guidance, and word-related editorial content. The site features daily word-of-the-day entries, vocabulary games and quizzes, etymology tools, and video content about language. It also offers mobile apps, a podcast, and physical books and merchandise for purchase.
Users search or browse an extensive dictionary and thesaurus database, supplemented by editorial articles, games, and multimedia content about language.
General English-language users seeking definitions, grammar help, and vocabulary enrichment
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- freemium
- Company
- Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
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