Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary

The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary” comes 22 years after the book’s last hard-copy update and amid ...

For the First Time in 20 Years, a New Dictionary Is On the Way — And You Won't Believe the New Words In It

Merriam-Webster marks a milestone with the upcoming release of their all new, Collegiate Dictionary, the Twelfth Edition.

‘Beast mode’ to ‘teraflop': 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update

NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company ...
Slate

The Definition of a Dictionary

Noah Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language in 1806. His 1828 follow-up contained 70,000 entries. By 1864, the collection had 114,000 ...
New York Post

NOAH WEBSTER – FATHER OF THE DICTIONARY

Today’s lesson looks at the man who wrote the book on American English. Noah Webster’s dictionary is an indispensable tool for success in your academic career – and beyond. NOAH Webster is called the ...
Mental Floss

10 Facts About Webster’s Dictionary

October 16 is World Dictionary Day, marking the birthday of the great American lexicographer Noah Webster, who was born in what is now West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758. Webster’s two-volume An ...
Snopes.com

Did the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Just Recognize 'Irregardless' as a Word?

However, the definition for "irregardless" has been included in Merriam-Webster's Unabridged edition since 1934. In early July 2020, social media users asked Snopes.com to verify whether it was true ...
Pocono Record

Noah Webster: Dictionary helped define a new nation

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The announcement came in 1800 in the back of a Connecticut newspaper just above a farmer's reward for a stray cow. A man named Noah Webster was proposing the first comprehensive ...