Websterism

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English

Etymology

From Webster +‎ -ism.

Noun

Websterism (plural Websterisms)

  1. (dated) An orthographic convention due to Noah Webster (1758-1843), American lexicographer and spelling reformer.
    • 1860, The North American Review:
      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 []
    • 1881, Isaac Pitman, Pitman's Journal of Commercial Education:
      [] this improvement will no longer figure as an Americanism or a Websterism.