Celebrating 200 years since the first American dictionary was published, Merriam-Webster president and publisher John Morse spoke at the University of Kansas as part of Merriam-Webster's "Dictionaries and Democracy" tour. Find out how Noah Webster's first dictionary helped shape our American identity, as well as how Merriam-Webster selects new words to include in recent dictionaries.
For more information about the first American dictionary, visit the Merriam-Webster website
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