John Kelly, Trump's former chief-of-staff, says he fits the definition of a 'fascist.' But what does the often-used, ...

During my childhood and adolescence, I saw my father face stereotypes time and time again. My father became a U.S. citizen in ...

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 ...

As a Mexican-born, U.S.-raised scholar, I identify with my national origin and am okay with being called a Latina, but I ...

Count the Superfluous Redundant Pleonastic Tautologies.” “My fellow countrymen,” it begins, “I speak to you as coequals, ...

But I never suspected anything as common as “goodbye” could have any meaning more complex than, well, “see ya.” However, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the first known use of the word ...

Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...

The online version of the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a fact as “something that has actual existence, an actual occurrence, a piece of information presented as having objective reality ...

Springfield, MA, Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Merriam-Webster announced the addition of 200 new words and definitions to its iconic dictionary – maybe not a beach read, but worthy of ...