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Dates of National Dictionary Day

2027 USA Saturday, October 16thNational Dictionary Day

2026 USA Friday, October 16thNational Dictionary Day

2025 USA Thursday, October 16thNational Dictionary Day

2024 USA Wednesday, October 16thNational Dictionary Day

2023 USA Monday, October 16thNational Dictionary Day

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National Dictionary Day honors the birthday of Noah Webster , the most famous American lexicographer.

Webster, who lived in West Hartford, CT, was a textbook pioneer, and English-language spelling reformer. He created his first dictionary in 1840.

Did you know? The eight longest monosyllabic words in English all begin with the letter S - scraunched, strengthed, scratched, screeched, scrounged, squelched, straights, and strengths.

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