/tags/dictionary Dictionary en-US Copyright Fri, 12 May 2023 16:22:42 GMT /news/2023-05-12/pele-now-officially-means-exceptional-a-brazilian-dictionary-declares "Pelé" — the nickname of one of soccer's greatest players — has long been used as a synonym for greatness. Now, a Brazilian dictionary is making that meaning official with a new entry. Fri, 12 May 2023 16:22:42 GMT /news/2023-05-12/pele-now-officially-means-exceptional-a-brazilian-dictionary-declares Emily Olson /show/the-state-of-things/2015-01-14/the-invention-of-the-modern-dictionary This fall marks the 150th anniversary of a landmark in the history of American dictionary making: the creation of the 1864 edition of Webster's… Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:08:05 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-01-14/the-invention-of-the-modern-dictionary Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-01-14/the-invention-of-the-modern-dictionary This fall marks the 150th anniversary of a landmark in the history of American dictionary making: the creation of the 1864 edition of Webster's… Wed, 14 Jan 2015 17:08:05 GMT /arts-culture/2015-01-14/the-invention-of-the-modern-dictionary Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio