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It was not an easy choice. They knew that there were profound problems with the dictionary as Noah left it. On the other hand, Webster was renowned as a dictionary-maker, and there were strong voices that argued against radical change.
Happily, the voices for change prevailed. The editors and publishers embraced new scholarship, introduced new features, and established new rules for how dictionary information should be presented. As a result, they embarked on one of the biggest dictionary revisions ever undertaken, crossing out much of Webster's text and essentially rewriting the dictionary.
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