Words similar to merriam-

Example sentences for: merriam-

How can you use “merriam-” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

boffo The only speculation about its etymology cited is Merriam-Webster's 12,000 Words: “from boffola, a `belly-laugh,' which in turn comes from boff, a `belly-laugh,' `gag,' `hit,' perhaps based on `box office.
In discussing the third edition of Merriam-Webster's New International Dictionary (MW-III), Green describes one of its main advances as a general move away from America's traditional prescriptive lexicography, towards a more descriptive, British style.
A piece on the WP front reports on an organized protest campaign of thousands of angry phone calls, letters and e-mails directed at Merriam-Webster because of its current dictionary's definition of "nigger" as "a black person--usually taken to be offensive."
Such a move had, indeed, taken place many years before Philip Gove's editorship of the MW-III and is evidenced in such works as the Merriam-Webster Collegiate, Webster's New World, and American College dictionaries, among others.
Even the permissive Merriam-Webster III , while remaining tight-lipped about usage, condescends to offer see IMPLY at definition 4 of infer .