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On April 14, 1828, Noah Webster completed his 26-year project and published his first dictionary. It had 30,000 new definitions and American spellings that gave a young nation a linguistic identity.
On April 14, 1828, [[Noah Webster]] completed his 26-year project and published his first dictionary. It had 30,000 new definitions and American spellings that gave a young nation a linguistic identity.
It was an unprofitable project. George and Charles Merriam later acquired rights to it.
It was an unprofitable project. George and Charles Merriam later acquired rights to it.