An abridged dictionary How to tell the real meaning of words you don't know. By Dale Roberts. July 13, 2007, 12:00 a.m ... Fortunately, I don't need to rely on a dictionary.

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In case you’ve ever wanted to know what the palm tree emoji really means in Cher-speak.

Choosing the right dictionary can be as bewildering as choosing the right computer. Dictionaries today offer about as many features, which may not always be useful to you, such as biographical or g… ...

Webster's very abridged dictionary. August 27, 1926. Save this story. Save this story. The New Yorker, September 4, 1926 P. 38. A glossary to the verse "Paging Mr. Webster", p. 22. View Article ...

It typically takes 20 years of use for a word to become prominent enough to merit a place in an abridged dictionary, such as the Collegiate, he said.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The most requested online definition this year was "blog" – a word not even yet officially in the dictionary, Merriam-Webster says. Editors had planned to include "blog ...

From the Marathon attack to the Obamacare Web debacle, the year’s events left their mark on our language.

Compiled by Globe Opinion staff members, these are the words and phrases that marked the year. Mere mortals might call it “divorce.” But Gwyneth Paltrow – actress, blogger, and self ...