The Oxford Dictionary of African-American English will also include “old school,” or its variant “old skool” — characteristic of hip-hop or rap music born in New York City as the 1970s ...

When the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (then published by American Heritage magazine) was released in 1969, the company marketed it to opponents of the counterculture.

“If you sat down and read the dictionary, you’d get a history of the African American people from A to Z.” Gates also makes note of one other significant call out.

How to Update the Kindle Dictionary. In addition to books, you can read PDFs, Word documents, Web pages and email on your Kindle, making it a very versatile device for a small business owner. If ...

Most people think of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary as a quintessentially British production, but if you pore carefully over the first edition, compiled between 1858 and 1928, you will ...

Noah Webster’s aforementioned American Dictionary defines it as “one who delights in promoting science or the fine arts.” The O.E.D. cites its connection to the Latin verb delectare, meaning ...

A new research project aims to compile the first Oxford Dictionary of African American English. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Black people have long contributed to the ways in which we use the English language.