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20-588: Many of those sagas are preserved in fragments elsewhere but are only found in their full length in Möðruvallabók , which contains the largest known single repertoire of Icelandic sagas of the Middle Ages . The manuscript takes its name from Möðruvellir [ˈmœðrʏˌvɛtlɪr̥] , the farm in Eyjafjörður where it was found. In 1628, Magnús Björnsson signed his name in it with the location. It

40-652: A phrase was sufficient. Others, more controversial, signaled a shift from linguistic prescriptivism and towards describing American English as it was used at that time. With the ninth edition ( Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (WNNCD), published in 1983), the Collegiate adopted changes which distinguish it as a separate entity rather than merely an abridgment of the Third New International (the main text of which has remained virtually unrevised since 1961). Some proper names were returned to

60-525: A separate text from the rest of the extant manuscript. This Iceland -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a manuscript is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Repertoire Set of artistic pieces or roles which a person or group is prepared to perform For other uses, see Repertory theater and Repertoire (disambiguation) . Repertory or repertoire ( / ˈ r ɛ p ər t w ɑːr / )

80-590: A subsidiary. The company adopted its current name, Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, in 1982. In 1806, Webster published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language . In 1807 Webster started two decades of intensive work to expand his publication into a fully comprehensive dictionary, An American Dictionary of the English Language . To help him trace the etymology of words, Webster learned 26 languages. Webster hoped to standardize American speech, since Americans in different parts of

100-532: A unique set of phonetic symbols in their dictionaries—intended to help people from different parts of the United States learn how to pronounce words the same way as others who spoke with the same accent or dialect did. Unicode accommodated IPA symbols from Unicode version 1.1 published in 1993, but did not support the phonetic symbols specific to Merriam-Webster dictionaries until Unicode version 4.0 published in 2003. Hence, to enable computerized access to

120-632: Is an American company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries . It is the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts . In 1843, after Noah Webster died, the company bought the rights to An American Dictionary of the English Language from Webster's estate. All Merriam-Webster dictionaries trace their lineage to this source. In 1964, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. , acquired Merriam-Webster, Inc., as

140-480: Is now in its eleventh edition. Following the publication of Webster's International in 1890, two Collegiate editions were issued as abridgments of each of their Unabridged editions. Merriam overhauled the dictionary again with the 1961 Webster's Third New International under the direction of Philip B. Gove , making changes that sparked public controversy. Many of these changes were in formatting, omitting needless punctuation , or avoiding complete sentences when

160-872: Is the list or set of works a person or company is accustomed to performing. Whether the English or French spelling is used has no bearing, but it was the French word, with an accent on the first e, répertoire , that first took hold, in 1847, derived from the late Latin word repertorium . The readiness or preparedness of persons or companies to perform certain works gives rise to an identifiable "standard repertory" in theatre , ballet , opera , choral music , chamber music , guitar recitals , piano recitals , organ recitals , orchestral music and indeed all other "performing arts" forms. See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Look up repertoire in Wiktionary,

180-820: The Trump administration . In one viral tweet, Merriam Webster subtly accused Kyle Rittenhouse of fake crying at his trial. In 1996, Merriam-Webster launched its first website, which provided free access to an online dictionary and thesaurus . Merriam-Webster has also published dictionaries of synonyms , English usage , geography ( Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary ), biography , proper names , medical terms , sports terms, slang , Spanish/English, and numerous others. Non-dictionary publications include Collegiate Thesaurus , Secretarial Handbook , Manual for Writers and Editors , Collegiate Encyclopedia , Encyclopedia of Literature , and Encyclopedia of World Religions . On February 16, 2007, Merriam-Webster announced

200-421: The age of 70 in 1828, Webster published his dictionary; it sold poorly, with only 2,500 copies, and put him in debt. However, in 1840, he published the second edition in two volumes with much greater success. In 1843, after Webster's death, George Merriam and Charles Merriam secured publishing and revision rights to the 1840 edition of the dictionary. They published a revision in 1847, which did not change any of

220-840: The country used somewhat different vocabularies and spelled, pronounced, and used words differently. Webster completed his dictionary during his year abroad in 1825 in Paris, and at the University of Cambridge . His 1820s book contained 70,000 words, of which about 12,000 had never appeared in a dictionary before. As a spelling reformer , Webster believed that English spelling rules were unnecessarily complex, so his dictionary introduced American English spellings, replacing colour with color , waggon with wagon , and centre with center . He also added American words, including skunk and squash , that did not appear in British dictionaries. At

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240-531: The edition of 1890, the dictionary was retitled Webster's International . The vocabulary was vastly expanded in Webster's New International editions of 1909 and 1934, totaling over half a million words, with the 1934 edition retrospectively called Webster's Second International or simply "The Second Edition" of the New International. The Collegiate Dictionary was introduced in 1898 and the series

260-2371: The free dictionary. setlist – a list of works for a specific performance playlist – a list of works available to play signature song – a musical composition most associated with a performer References [ edit ] ^ Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917]. "repertoire". In Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.). English Pronouncing Dictionary . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press . ISBN   3-12-539683-2 . ^ "repertoire" . Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary . Merriam-Webster. ^ "Repertory Archive" . American Ballet Theatre . 2010. v t e Singing Singing types A cappella Bathroom singing Extended technique Throat singing Overtone singing Oversinging Rapping Scat singing Sign singing Sing-along Karaoke Lip sync Vocal percussion Beatboxing Forms · Genres Choral Opera Lied Vocables Voice classification Voice type Bass Bass-baritone Baritone Baritenor Tenor Countertenor Contralto Mezzo-soprano Soprano Fach Non-classical music Concepts · Techniques Backup vocals Belting Coloratura Chest voice Crooning Death growl Falsetto Head voice Lead vocals Passaggio Quintus Rapping Scat singing Sprechgesang Tessitura Timbre Vocal pedagogy Vocal range Vocal register Vocal resonation Vocal weight Sound equipment (popular music) In-ear monitor Microphone Pitch correction Sound reinforcement system Monitor speaker Miscellaneous Vocal music Choir Vocal coach Authority control databases : National [REDACTED] Germany Czech Republic Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Repertoire&oldid=1246829283 " Categories : Theatre Singing Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles containing French-language text Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster, Incorporated

280-426: The influential The Chicago Manual of Style , which is followed by many book publishers and magazines in the United States. The Chicago Manual states that it "normally opts for" the first spelling listed. The G. & C. Merriam Company lost its right to exclusive use of the name "Webster" after a series of lawsuits placed that name in public domain . Its name was changed to " Merriam-Webster, Incorporated ", with

300-502: The launch of a mobile dictionary and thesaurus service developed with mobile search-and-information provider AskMeNow . Consumers use the service to access definitions, spelling and synonyms via text message . Services also include Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day —and Open Dictionary , a wiki service that provides subscribers the opportunity to create and submit their own new words and definitions. The Merriam-Webster company once used

320-490: The main text but merely added new sections, and a second update with illustrations in 1859. In 1864, Merriam published a greatly expanded edition, which was the first version to change Webster's text, largely overhauling his work yet retaining many of his definitions and the title " An American Dictionary " . This began a series of revisions that were described as being "unabridged" in content. In 1884 it contained 118,000 words, "3000 more than any other English dictionary". With

340-482: The pronunciation without having to rework all dictionaries to IPA notation, the online services of Merriam-Webster specify phonetics using a less-specific set of ASCII characters. Merriam creates entries by finding uses of a particular word in print and recording them in a database of citations . Editors at Merriam spend about an hour a day looking at print sources, from books and newspapers to less formal publications, like advertisements and product packaging, to study

360-643: The publication of Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary in 1983. Previous publications had used " A Merriam-Webster Dictionary " as a subtitle for many years and will be found on older editions. Since the 1940s, the company has added many specialized dictionaries, language aides, and other references to its repertoire. The company has been a subsidiary of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. , since 1964. The dictionary maintains an active social media presence, where it frequently posts dictionary related content as well as its takes on politics. Its Twitter account has frequently used dictionary jargon to criticize and lampoon

380-504: The word list, including names of Knights of the Round Table . The most notable change was the inclusion of the date of the first known citation of each word, to document its entry into the English language. The eleventh edition (published in 2003) includes more than 225,000 definitions, and more than 165,000 entries. A CD-ROM of the text is sometimes included. This dictionary is preferred as a source "for general matters of spelling" by

400-572: Was brought to Denmark in 1684 by Magnús Björnsson's son Björn, who gifted it to Thomas Bartholin . Árni Magnússon acquired the manuscript in 1691 after Bartholin's death, and it was incorporated into the Arnamagnæan Collection . It was returned to Iceland in 1974 after the collection's division into an Icelandic and a Danish section. Margaret Clunies Ross has asserted that the saga was arranged geographically, and Emily Lethbridge has shown that Njáls saga could have been treated as

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