Merriam-Webster took the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries. New words include ...

Merriam-Webster has fully revised its popular “Collegiate” dictionary with over 5,000 new words. They include “petrichor,” ...

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 over 5,000 new words, including " ...

How would we document Australianisms like “fair suck of the sauce bottle” and “no wucken furries” without a guide?

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

It was wonderful to read Nilanjana Roy’s thoughtful piece on the nostalgic joy of getting lost in the pages of a physical dictionary — a sentiment that no doubt resonates deeply with fellow language ...

Amid the unstoppable shift online, these printed treasuries offer multiple pleasures — and freedom from the endless scroll ...

Henry W. Fowler believed he knew how sentences should read—and his judgments have shaped The New Yorker’s style for a century ...

Picture Dictionary in Edge browser is a feature that lets users view an image related to the word when double-clicked and at the same time read it aloud. It’s a part of a multi-sensory processing ...

In the hallways of New York’s YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, the story was told as a punchline: the great Yiddish dictionary project that took 25 years and never got ...