Archive for the 'Merriam Webster' Category

Poll Shows 55 Percent of Americans Will Not Take Summer Vacation

Double-click any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary. This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Two of the world's favorite activities — soccer and wordplay — are in the news this week. Merriam-Webster's Unabridged v2.4.2 Requirements: Android 1.5+ Overview: Merriam-Webster's Unabridged is the America's most comprehensive dictionary! Merriam Webster's [...]

American History: The War in the Pacific

To quote: “And by “gender” we mean, according to Merriam-Webster, “the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.” In other words, the cultural expectations that go along with saying that someone is a boy or a girl This new handheld consists of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition like biographical and geographical entries. [...]