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 ...

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

Learning to use a Spanish to English dictionary is an important skill we must work on. Developing this skill allows us to try to understand more challenging texts and use different language.

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 ...

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 ...

What is a new English word you learned in 2023? Last year, the American publisher Merriam-Webster introduced 690 new words to its dictionary, ranging from the fictional slang term “padawan” to ...

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 word “selfie” was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2014. But according to Paris Hilton, the act of taking selfies has been around for much longer. Yesterday, the 42-year-old TV ...

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 ...

Dating, always fun at first, often starts with a flurry of romantic text messages, frequent pinging of sweet sentiments, followed by in-person meetings. But more and more, it ends in silence ...

Ashley Webster joined FOX Business Network (FBN) in September 2007 as the Overseas Markets Editor. Webster spent the past 10 years as the main anchor of the Emmy Award-winning nightly newscast on ...