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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Webster's Dictionary of 1864

 

The landmark edition that transformed the way dictionaries are made.

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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Video: Why Is There a 'C' in 'Indict'?

 

And who put it there, anyway?

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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

You all would not have guessed some of these

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The True Story of the Backward Index

 

These people needed a computer

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
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Blossom Word Game You can make only 12 words. Pick the best ones!
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