{"id":277,"date":"2018-06-30T20:33:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T20:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spellpundit.com\/spellshakti\/?p=277"},"modified":"2024-11-26T03:00:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T03:00:07","slug":"differences-between-merriam-webster-print-and-online-dictionaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spellpundit.com\/spellshakti\/differences-between-merriam-webster-print-and-online-dictionaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences Between the Merriam-Webster Print and Online Dictionaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2017, the Scripps National Spelling Bee transitioned from the print version of the Merriam-Webster Third New International dictionary (which is also the CD ROM version) to the online Unabridged dictionary (unabridged.merriam-webster.com).<\/p>\n

This blog post will discuss the differences between these two versions of the dictionaries so you are familiar with the changes.<\/p>\n

Pronunciation of Words<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are some slight differences in pronunciation between the two versions of the dictionary. Some examples are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Word<\/strong><\/td>\nPrint\/CD Dictionary<\/strong><\/td>\nOnline Dictionary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mattock<\/td>\nmad.\u01ddk, -at\u01ddk<\/td>\n\u02c8mat\u0259k, -at\u0259k<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tare<\/td>\nta(a)](\u01dd)r, ‘te], ]\u01dd<\/td>\n\u02c8ter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flair<\/td>\nfla(a)](\u01dd)r, ‘fle], ]\u01dd<\/td>\n\u02c8fler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
square<\/td>\nskwa(a)](\u01dd)r, -we], ]\u01dd<\/td>\n\u02c8skwer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aerolithology<\/td>\na(\u01dd)(\u0375)r\u014dli’th\u00e4l\u01ddj\u0113<\/td>\n\u00a6er-\u0259-li-\u00a6th\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
airbus<\/td>\na(a)(\u01dd)r\u0375b\u01dds<\/td>\n\u02c8er-\u02ccb\u0259s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
revert<\/td>\nr\u0259\u0307’v\u01ddr]t, r\u0113’-, -v\u04db], -v\u01ddi], usu ]t+V<\/td>\nri-\u02c8v\u0259rt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
redress<\/td>\nr\u0259\u0307’dres, r\u0113’-<\/td>\nri-\u02c8dres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
steer<\/td>\nsti(\u01dd)r, -i\u01dd<\/td>\n\u02c8stir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
board<\/td>\nb\u014d(\u01dd)rd, -\u022f(\u01dd)rd, -\u014d\u01ddd, -\u022f(\u01dd)d<\/td>\n\u02c8bo\u0307rd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
forth<\/td>\nf\u014d(\u01dd)rth, ‘f\u022f(\u01dd)rth, ‘f\u014d\u01ddth, ‘f\u022f(\u01dd)th<\/td>\n\u02c8fo\u0307rth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
coarse<\/td>\nk\u014d(\u01dd)rs, -\u022f(\u01dd)rs, -\u014d\u01dds, -\u022f(\u01dd)s<\/td>\n\u02c8ko\u0307rs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
panda<\/td>\npand\u01dd, ‘paan-<\/td>\n\u02c8pan-d\u0259<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
forth<\/td>\nf\u014d(\u01dd)rth, ‘f\u022f(\u01dd)rth, ‘f\u014d\u01ddth, ‘f\u022f(\u01dd)th<\/td>\n\u02c8fo\u0307rth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
answer<\/td>\nan(t)s\u01dd(r), ‘aan-, ‘ain-, ‘\u00e5n-<\/td>\n\u02c8an(t)-s\u0259r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Note: While the print dictionary has the diacritical symbol \/d.\/, the online dictionary has replace this with \/t\/.<\/p>\n

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Some words have different alternative pronunciations between the two dictionaries. Here are some of these words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Word<\/strong><\/td>\nPrint\/CD Dictionary<\/strong><\/td>\nOnline Dictionary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
jacana<\/td>\njak\u0259n\u0259<\/td>\nj\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259, \u02cczh\u00e4-s\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4\u207f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
chelator<\/td>\nk\u0113\u0375l\u0101t\u01dd(r)<\/td>\n\u02c8k\u0113-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259r; k\u0113-\u02c8l\u0101-t\u0259r also ch\u0113-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sleazy<\/td>\nsl\u0113z\u0113, -zi<\/td>\n\u02c8sl\u0113-z\u0113 also \u02c8sl\u0101-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
archenteron<\/td>\n(‘)\u00e4rk.’ent\u01dd\u0375r\u00e4n<\/td>\n(\u02c8)\u00e4r-\u02c8ken-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u00e4n, -r\u0259n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
raptore<\/td>\nrap\u0375t\u014d(\u01dd)r<\/td>\n\u02c8rap-t\u0259r, -\u02ccto\u0307r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aristotelian<\/td>\n\u00a6ar\u0259\u0307st\u01dd\u00a6t\u0113ly\u01ddn, \u00a6a\u0375ris-, -l\u0113\u01ddn also \u00a6er- or \u01dd\u00a6ris- or a\u00a6ris-<\/td>\n\u00a6a-r\u0259-st\u0259-\u00a6t\u0113l-y\u0259n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ctenophore<\/td>\nten\u01dd\u0375f\u014d(\u01dd)r<\/td>\n\u02c8te-n\u0259-\u02ccfo\u0307r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
om<\/td>\n\u022fm<\/td>\n\u02c8\u014dm, \u02c8o\u0307m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
flotsam<\/td>\nfl\u00e4ts\u01ddm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 -l\u014dt-<\/td>\n\u02c8fl\u00e4t-s\u0259m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
luxe<\/td>\nl\u01ddks<\/td>\n\u02c8lu\u0307ks, \u02c8l\u0259ks, \u02c8l\u00fcks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
leopoldville<\/td>\n\u02c8l\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccp\u014dld-\u02ccvil<\/td>\n\u02c8l\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccp\u014dld-\u02ccvil, \u02c8l\u0101-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
crevalle<\/td>\nkr\u01dd’val\u0113, -l\u01dd, -l\u0101<\/td>\nkri-\u02c8va-l\u0113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aminophylline<\/td>\n\u01dd\u0375m\u0113n\u014d’fi\u0375l\u0113n, |am\u01dd\u0375n\u014d’-; \u0375am\u01dd’n\u00e4f\u01dd\u0375-<\/td>\n\u02cca-m\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-f\u0259-l\u0259n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
leipzig<\/td>\nl\u012bpsi]g, -s\u0113]<\/td>\n\u02c8l\u012bp-sig, -sik<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Spelling<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some words are spelled differently between both dictionaries, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Print\/CD Dictionary<\/strong><\/td>\nOnline Dictionary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
amizilia<\/td>\namazilia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bogsha<\/td>\nbogshah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vilnyus<\/td>\nvilnius<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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New Online Words<\/strong><\/p>\n

The online dictionary has a lot of new words that the print dictionary did not have. Scripps has asked a lot of these new online words in their bees, such as xylorimba, turducken, mizuna, and Beringia. In fact, a few of these new words were asked at the National Spelling Bee in 2017, such as arribada, clafouti, Bruneian, and bucatini.<\/p>\n

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SpellPundit is one of the only study resources that has completely incorporated all the spelling\/pronunciation changes in the online dictionary. Our New Online Words Module has with over 4000 words for spellers to learn these words and test themselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 2017, the Scripps National Spelling Bee transitioned from the print version of the Merriam-Webster Third New International dictionary (which is also the CD ROM version) to the online Unabridged dictionary (unabridged.merriam-webster.com). This blog post will discuss the differences between these two versions of the dictionaries so you are familiar with the changes. Pronunciation of Words There are some slight differences in pronunciation between the two versions of the dictionary. Some examples are: Word Print\/CD Dictionary Online Dictionary mattock mad.\u01ddk,…<\/p>\n

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