Still, he and the Merriams established the most enduring dictionary franchise in history.” Sheet of 4¢ U.S. postage stamps featuring Noah Webster (1958) (image courtesy the Grolier Club) ...

A Dictionary of Symbols guides us through what unites us across nations, religions, and literary and artistic traditions. In the wake of the COVID pandemic, the world has witnessed a massive ...

The dictionary has served so many different purposes throughout history: reference guide, judge, schoolteacher, even moral arbiter.

President Trump has repeatedly called tariffs "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." NPR's Word of the Week explores how they got their name.