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Noah Webster secures copyright for his new dictionary, allowing American English
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April 14

Noah Webster Copyrights His Dictionary: English Gets Rules

Noah Webster secures copyright for his new dictionary, allowing American English to stand on its own distinct footing rather than relying on British definitions. This legal victory established a unified national vocabulary that shaped how generations of Americans read, wrote, and thought about their own language.

April 14, 1828

198 years ago

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