Recently the American Heritage Dictionary published a blog entry on the new parts of speech that have been added to its pages, in both physical and virtual form. For this entry they looked at words ...

Backronym. Fracking. Ulu. Wifty. Those are just some of the 10,000 new words included in the new, fifth edition of the American Heritage Dictionary. Most of us accept the idea of correct usage when it ...

It weighs in at nearly six pounds, fills more than 1,000 pages, and represents the work of many hands and hearts. The Klallam people’s first dictionary for what was always an unwritten language was ...

As the year draws to a close, it's time for our annual look at words that have been added to the American Heritage Dictionary. This year, the words include humblebrag, cosleeping and bibimbap. Steve ...