Noah Webster, creator of "An American Dictionary of the English Language" (1828) led the charge. It was Webster who removed ...

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The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed.

Long before Noah Webster completed his 1828 magnum opus, “An American Dictionary of the English Language,” he published a wildly successful primer called “A Grammatical Institute of the ...

American Dictionary of the English Language;Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Definitions Pronunciation, of Words . By Noah Webster, Ll. D. Abridged From the ...

Now that “Webster’s” has become a household name for any American dictionary, we can lose sight of the man, Noah Webster, and his patriotic vision for the original “American Dictionary of ...

Merriam-Webster has just unveiled its word of the year for 2024. On Monday (December 9), the publisher known for its American Dictionary announced that “polarization” was the word of the year.

A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year. That word is “polarization.” ...

Merriam-Webster, an American dictionary that logs 100 million page views a month on its website, chooses its word of the year based on data tracking a rise in search and usage.

Noah Webster was the patriot armed with a pen. He defined 12,000 new words in the wake of the American Revolution, using language to establish a new national identity.

You're not alone in being confused about whether biweekly means twice a week or every other week. Here's what the dictionary and experts say about definition confusion.