Thee word "Google" has been part of the Merriam-Webster dictionary since 2006, which tells you just how vital the search engine has become.

2006年起，“google”一词就被收入《韦氏词典》，字典中说明了这个搜索引擎已经变得多么重要。

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After the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary, rather than rely on British dictionaries.

独立战争（1775-1783）后，韦伯斯特认为美国人应该有自己的词典，而不是依赖英国词典。

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Webster spent 28 years on the project before completing the 70,000-word dictionary with his American-style spelling in 1828.

韦伯斯特在这个项目上花了28年，然后在1828年用他的美式拼写完成了这部有7万词的词典。

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That was how I got a free Merriam-Webster dictionary for defining words in read mode.

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The bell may have tolled for the term when it was added to the Merriam Webster dictionary in 2006, or maybe two years later when Mitt Romney uttered the word on the campaign trail.

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