It’s a new world, indeed. It’s been 15 years since publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt updated its Webster's New World College Dictionary, and a lot has changed since 1999. According to a release from ...

SPRINGFIELD — Book \ buk \ n: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover. Dictionary maker Merriam-Webster isn’t adding the notation “archaic” to that ...

"I thought the current definition was misinforming," Kennedy Mitchumtold "GMA." Merriam-Webster, the company known for publishing dictionaries, will alter the definition of racism after a woman's ...

ST. LOUIS - As cultural perceptions around race relations in the U.S. continue to shift, Merriam-Webster has responded by updating its definition of the word “racism” after a recent email from a ...

Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new ...

The legendary dictionary Merriam-Webster is updating their definition of racism to include systemic oppression after a recent college graduation spoke out. According to CBS affiliate KMOV 4, Missouri ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...