The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

What defines you? This is a question you've no doubt been asked at some point in your life. And you have probably never given much thought to what you are truly being asked. As stated in Webster's ...

There's no one conclusive answer. But that doesn't mean people haven't tried to find one. While most books live by the standard, front-cover-to-back-cover consumption format, dictionaries (and other ...

Today's Google doodle marks the birth date of lexicographer Samuel Johnson who wrote the English language's most comprehensive dictionary in the 1750's. Has a word in a lyric ever had you searching ...

"Lazaretto" the title track to Jack White's latest release had me checking the dictionary for its definition (an institution for those with contagious diseases). Has a word in a lyric ever had you ...