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 ...

Food loving Scrabble players, your time has come. Merriam-Webster just added over 200 words to its dictionary, and several of them are common American food terms. “Our lexicographers monitor a ...

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Merriam-Webster has revealed the 200 new words they’ve added to the dictionary’s 2024 edition, including several slang words and terms beloved by the younger generations. “Our lexicographers ...

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 ...

Depending upon your beliefs, being healed from your sins is the strongest healing power. Very important definitions and ...

Merriam-Webster has added 200 new words and definitions to its dictionary. The new additions are added based on widespread ...

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I t’s no secret that the Brits spell a few words differently than us Americans: “color” becomes “colour,” “organize” becomes ...

Merriam-Webster has added 200 new words and definitions to its dictionary. The new additions are added based on widespread use over time, and offer a window into the world today, according to Merr ...

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 ...

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