Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...

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 ...

To bring this story up to the beginnings of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus we know today, George and Charles Merriam opened their printing and bookselling business in Springfield ...

“Shaping a Language, Defining a Nation” is sponsored by a consortium of organizations and enterprises, which includes The Harvard Lectureship; Merriam-Webster Inc, Yale University Office of New Haven ...