THE origin of “Webster” dates from a notable period in the history of works of reference, the second half of the eighteenth century. Noah Webster, a teacher in the United States, entered upon ...

Webster's International Dictionary of the English Language. To which is now added a Supplement of 25,000 Words and Phrases. Edited by W. T. Harris, Editor-in-Chief. (London: George Bell and Sons.) ...

Sharp divides have seemed to define America lately—and Merriam-Webster just made it official. The famous American dictionary ...

The answer depends on how you side with a declaration from Merriam-Webster: "It is permissible in English for a preposition to be what you end a sentence with," the dictionary publisher said in a ...

“Based on our most recent research, we are pleased to inform you that English is very (very ... and phrases are now part of the Merriam-Webster dictionary, don’t expect your computer ...

Merriam-Webster has revealed the ... these give us a very thorough view of the English language.” Other words in the self-proclaimed “iconic dictionary” are late capitalism, beach read ...

Merriam-Webster started a Twitter thread on Tuesday, and there are no words for just how awesome it was. The premise was simple: The dictionary publisher simply asked non-English speakers for ...