Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated ...

We all know the problems Wikipedia had in the past over misinformation and their efforts to correct errors in their community-generated information. Now from Merriam-Webster, a fairly well-respected ...

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More than 250 new words have been added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, from old terms now imbued with political meaning – like “dog whistle” – to newer portmanteaus like “froyo.” It’s the second ...

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 ...

“Clickbait” has arrived -- in Merriam-Webster’s unabridged online dictionary. The dictionary announced Tuesday that it has added that word along with about 1,700 other entries, including “emoji” ...

If you like to turn a lewk, regularly pwn your friends in "Fortnite" or find the ordinary dictionary janky, you're in luck: Merriam-Webster has added a slew of slang to its dictionary, lending new ...