Vist the web site for a full schedule of talks. West Hartford native and Yale alumnus (B.A., 1778; M.A., 1781; and Honorary LL.D., 1823), Webster is most commonly known for his “American Dictionary of ...

Dictionary Day on October 16 celebrates the birth of Noah Webster, an American writer who was born in 1758. Webster is best-known for publishing the first dictionary in 1806, which he continued to ...

Noah Webster had a vision for his dictionary, which would be published in 1828. “It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American ...

Webster’s Dictionary, 1828 defines opinion as  “The judgement which the mind forms of any proposition, statement, theory, or ...

"Quilt": A cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton or other substance between two cloths and sewing them together. An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, LL.D., New ...

The New England native’s impact on our national heritage proved far greater than just the American-English dictionary that still bears his name. "Webster was very much in the truest sense of the ...

It includes words in both British and American English. The dictionary & thesaurus includes audio pronunciation, text pronunciation, adjectives, adverbs, synonyms, antonyms, similar word ...

"He used little slips of paper." With that rudimentary system, Webster published his staggering landmark "American Dictionary of the English Language" in 1828. It spelled and defined 70,000 words ...

Scientific American covers the most important and exciting research, ideas and knowledge in science, health, technology, the environment and society. It is committed to sharing trustworthy ...

the American Dictionary of the English Language in 1828. The name Noah is also associated with a number of actors, including ...

Treaty with the Western Cherokee, 1828. Image courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.

contain his detailed and controversial account of his journey across America and Canada between 1827 and 1828. Hall provides a fascinating and engaging description of social conditions, political ...