Discover the longest word in the dictionary—pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Learn what it means, how it was ...

A.I. and spell-check make choices for writers. With real, physical dictionaries, writers are empowered to decide how to ...

After a decade-long revision, the third edition of The English-Chinese Dictionary has returned — bigger, sharper, and more ...

As a fitting introduction to the subject, a “ Brief History of the English Language,” by Professor James Hadley, is prefixed to the vocabulary, and will well repay careful study.

The resource book had about 3,000 words and "simple and brief descriptions." The first English language dictionary was released in 1604 and the first American dictionary was published in 1806 ...

Its dictionary is curated by a team of expert lexicographers—the foremost authorities on the American English language—who write definitions and chronicle the history of words. Additionally, the ...

In the late-18th century, Webster began producing dictionaries and spellers. In 1828, he published his masterwork, An American Dictionary of the English Language.

It would be impossible to discuss the changes to language in 2020 without touching on Covid-19 and the global pandemic, which Dictionary.com describes as “long-lasting”.

The Oxford English Dictionary has added ten new terms borrowed from Welsh, including iechyd da or "good health", said as cheers before taking a drink. The Celtic language has a "deep-rooted ...

From the Oxford English to the Merriam-Webster, English language dictionaries are well established in the U.S. But the effort to create dictionaries of indigenous languages is growing, including a new ...