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 ...
The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...
"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of ...
Merriam-Webster has unveiled a significant update to one of its most popular dictionaries, introducing more than 5,000 new words in its first hard-copy revision in over two decades. The 12th edition ...
An authority on the English language has set us free from the tethers of what many have long regarded as a grammatical no-no. Or has it? The answer depends on how you side with a declaration from ...
All that stuff dumped on our screens, captured in just four letters: the English language came through again,” the company said. “People found it annoying, and people ate it ...
The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.
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