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The Big Five Dictionaries

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American Heritage ^[1]
Encarta ^[2] (discontinued as of October, 2009)
Merriam-Webster ^[3]
Oxford American ^[4]
Webster’s New World ^[5]

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“[Erin McKean] is one of the youngest editors in chief of one of the "Big Five" American dictionaries: At 33, she is in charge of the Oxford American Dictionary. (The others are American Heritage, Merriam-Webster, Webster's New World and Encarta.)”

—Strawberry Saroyan, “In Land of Lexicons, Having the Last Word,” The New York Times, March 19, 2005.

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[1] American Heritage: http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/ahd/

[2] Encarta: http://www.microsoft.com/learningspace/

[3] Merriam-Webster: http://www.merriam-webster.com/

[4] Oxford American: http://www.oxfordamericandictionary.com/

[5] Webster’s New World: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster%27s_New_World_Dictionary

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