Websterism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English Webster Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Websterism From Webster + -ism.
Meanings
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(dated) An orthographic convention due to Noah Webster (1758-1843), American lexicographer and spelling reformer.
Again, the spelling of such words as "center" and "traveler" is not an Americanism, though to be found in a few American books, but a Websterism […]
1860, The North American Review:[…] this improvement will no longer figure as an Americanism or a Websterism.
1881, Isaac Pitman, Pitman's Journal of Commercial Education:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Websterisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |