What makes a sandwich? Is it the bread, the fillings? Jimmy Dean once tried to change the dictionary's definition of a ...

As the dog days continue into July and August, here's a guide to some of the Greater Memphis area's free, public and favorite ...

Merriam-Webster's Twitter handle humorously critiqued the concept of micro-retirement, popular among Gen Z, suggesting it's ...

Fridge, coined by Gail Simone, is now officially defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The term refers to harming a character, often female, to motivate another's story arc, usually a male.

Considering that Merriam-Webster is behind the world’s most iconic dictionary, it makes perfect sense that it would eventually come up with a word game of its own.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary acknowledges that “to kill” is a more modern usage of the term but explains it has not adopted it “due to its relative recency and sparseness of use.” ...

There are plenty of daily puzzles scattered here and there around the web, and a lot of games like Wordle to play, but I noticed this week that trusty ol' dictionary site Merriam-Webster has put ...

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle. The dictionary publisher said Monday that “polarization” is its 2024 word of the year ...

Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...

Merriam-Webster has revealed 200 new words for the dictionary's 2024 edition, including Gen-Z slang words, foods, nutritional and economical terms, politics, and phrases associated with social media.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary by Merriam-Webster, Inc Publication date 1997 Topics English language, Anglais (Langue) Publisher Springfield, Mass. : Merriam-Webster Collection internetarchivebooks; ...

Merriam-Webster will be the Associated Press Stylebook’s official dictionary starting May 29, stylebook editor Paula Froke announced Friday.