Saturday is National Dictionary Day. The U.S. celebrates the holiday on Oct. 16 every year in honor of Noah Webster’s birthday. Webster is considered the father of the American dictionary. (iStock) ...

The book wasn’t the big-seller that the Blue-Backed Speller had been. Webster had to mortgage his house to produce a second volume. Noah Webster died on May 28, 1843.

Michael McIntyre With publication of Webster's 'College 5' dictionary, the book that defined Cleveland editors' work is closed: Michael K. McIntyre's Tipoff Updated: Oct. 17, 2014, 1:33 p.m.

Adrienne Raphel on the lexicographer Kory Stamper’s book “Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries,” and on Merriam-Webster’s adaptation to the Internet age.

You may want to yeet your old Merriam-Webster book, as the publishing company decided to level up and serve lewks by including 370 new words and phrases to its dictionary. In a move that could be ...

Nearly two centuries after the first publication of Webster’s dictionary, Americans turn to this book when they feel confused, afraid or destabilized. And the dictionary continues to serve a ...

In 1961, “ Webster’s Third could be the dictionary of record as a book alone,” Llewellyn wrote. “In 2001, Webster’s Fourth cannot be the dictionary of record unless it is also a magnetic ...

Merriam-Webster has added more than 250 words to its dictionary in the last month, including “alt-right” and “sriracha.” Alt-right is defined by Merriam-Webster as “a right-wing ...

Merriam-Webster, the venerable dictionary publisher known for its often snarky Twitter account, unveiled a new feature on Monday that lets users go back in time. The online dictionary’s Time ...