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The Encyclopaedia Britannica is the world's most comprehensive
reference product, a distinction it has held since its first publication in
1768.
EB Online includes the complete encyclopaedia, as well as
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the
Year. You can also use EB Online to search an Internet directory that
includes more than 130,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and
reviewed by Britannica editors.
Through this service, you can find more than 72,000 articles, updated
and revised by EB editors and contributors; over 10,000 illustrations,
including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags; and more than
75,000 definitions--including pronunciation guides and word
histories--from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
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