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Webster's Dictionary
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<p><i>Webster's Dictionary</i> is any of the US English language <a href="/facts/Dictionaries/klg2kL06">dictionaries</a> edited in the early 19th century by <a href="/facts/Noah_Webster/UI1fKhRo">Noah Webster</a> (1758–1843), a US <a href="/facts/Lexicographer/3btFWjIx">lexicographer</a>, as well as numerous related or unrelated dictionaries that have adopted the Webster's name in his honor. "<i>Webster's</i>" has since become a <a href="/facts/Genericized_trademark/c9VgT8RG">genericized trademark</a> in the United States for US English dictionaries, and is widely used in dictionary titles. </p><p><a href="/facts/Merriam-Webster/yEt22M9H">Merriam-Webster</a> is the corporate heir to Noah Webster's original works, which are in the <a href="/facts/Public_domain/YWKMDKw4">public domain</a>. </p>