I Just Learned The Original Webster Dictionary Definition Of 'Cat,' And It's Hilarious
Noah Webster had a vision for his dictionary ... extremely spiteful,” he wrote in his first dictionary. “It is kept in houses ...
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Merriam-Webster Changes the Definition of ‘Female’
In Merriam-Webster’s tenth edition, the dictionary defines the noun female ... “female” in the online edition remains the original one: “of, relating to, or being the sex that bears ...
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Merriam-Webster buys Wordle-style hit game Quordle
US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has acquired a hit Wordle-style game. The original Wordle, created by Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle, challenges players to find a five-letter word in ...
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Word created by The Simpsons added to US dictionary
"Embiggen" has been added to a US dictionary - a word first heard on The Simpsons in 1996. Merriam-Webster included the word, which has been popularised partly because of the comic Ms Marvel ...