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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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Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

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Words of the Year: 1066

 

English was never the same after the Norman Conquest

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Is It 'day today' or 'day-to-day'?

 

What about Day Tomorrow?

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Sneaked vs. Snuck

 

How the irregular 'snuck' sneaked into the dictionary

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Further vs. Farther

 

They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.

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What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'?

 

How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"

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