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Merriam-Webster Adds Thousands of Words to Dictionary

That's News to Me

High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring an article from The Associated Press, students read about Merriam-Webster’s major update to its Collegiate Dictionary and reflect on the changing role and continued value of print dictionaries in the digital age. This lesson includes comprehension and discussion questions and a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
dictionary

Vocabulary

revise
commercial
sparse
antiquated
atlas
revenue
death knell
lexicographer
limbo
dent
suppress
legitimacy
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