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 ...

The Fifth Edition is the final volume created, written and edited in Cleveland. World Publishing -- a maker of bibles -- began in the 1940s to work on a dictionary project, producing a two-volume ...

SPRINGFIELD — Book \ buk \ n: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover. Dictionary maker Merriam-Webster isn’t adding the notation “archaic” to that ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...