Who gives a rat's ass about how google defines anything?
Politically neutral lexicography ended sometime in the late 1960's-early '70s, which is why my only lexicon other than the OED or an etymological dictionary is the Random House American College Dictionary, copyright 1969.
Comparing definitions in the same dictionary from different decades or editions is a good exercise, a good way to see how politics infiltrates lexicography.
Citing dictionaries in arguments over definitions is a lame appeal to authority.
Who gives a rat's ass about how google defines anything?
Politically neutral lexicography ended sometime in the late 1960's-early '70s, which is why my only lexicon other than the OED or an etymological dictionary is the Random House American College Dictionary, copyright 1969.
Comparing definitions in the same dictionary from different decades or editions is a good exercise, a good way to see how politics infiltrates lexicography.
Citing dictionaries in arguments over definitions is a lame appeal to authority.