American Heritage Dictionary

The American Heritage Dictionary, which is pretty good on etymology, has the river name (one of five rivers in Hades) from the word for forgetfulness, not vice versa, but it doesn't matter.

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To "respect," according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "to feel or show deferential regard for"; to "submit" is "to yield or surrender oneself to the will or authority of another."

Robin Lakoff: The Semantics Of "Submission" Robin Lakoff 2011

To "respect," according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "to feel or show deferential regard for"; to "submit" is "to yield or surrender oneself to the will or authority of another."

Robin Lakoff: The Semantics Of "Submission" Robin Lakoff 2011

The latest edition of the American Heritage Dictionary is ripe with putrid diction that may never have been discovered if readers and writers relied on a search bar.

The Nastiest Words In American Heritage's Last Print Dictionary 2011

Blurring the lines between new media and tactile nostalgia, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's campaign to promote their American Heritage Dictionary acknowledges that both methods have their advantages.

The Nastiest Words In American Heritage's Last Print Dictionary 2011

To "respect," according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "to feel or show deferential regard for"; to "submit" is "to yield or surrender oneself to the will or authority of another."

Robin Lakoff: The Semantics Of "Submission" Robin Lakoff 2011

Most literate people still want these questions decided for them by some authority, whether H.W. Fowler, the usage notes in the American Heritage Dictionary or the guy in the next cubicle who knows a lot about grammar.

Grappling Grammarians Barton Swaim 2011

According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, a bigot is:

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The American Heritage Dictionary defines catastrophe as "A great, often sudden calamity."

David Ropeik: The Oil Spill Catastrophe: Biggest Ever? Not Close. 2010

The American Heritage Dictionary defines catastrophe as "A great, often sudden calamity."

David Ropeik: The Oil Spill Catastrophe: Biggest Ever? Not Close. 2010