This explanation was backed up by the experts at the Britannica Dictionary, who taught that “an apostrophe is used in o’clock because the word is a contraction of the phrase ‘of the clock.'” ...

Word Drop of new words added to the online dictionary included 3 brain-related medical and 5 climate change and warm ...

The phrase "o'clock" is a ubiquitous part of the English language, used daily by millions to express time. However, the ...

However, the jibes aimed at Kok by Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh were equally uncalled for. Such remarks are neither “Madanic” nor “Islamic”. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) never ...

Dictionary wants to bring her pages to life but then a hungry alligator chasing a donut crashes into a queen who slips on ...

Like a lot of words used to describe women, ‘granny’ has taken on negative connotations - and it’s time to reclaim the word.

Yeoman as defined by the Britannica Dictionary: “Very good, hard, and valuable work that someone does to support a cause, to help a team, etc.” That description also applies to the panoply of ...

“With this new ‘dictionary,’ we have a solid platform from which we can study the diversification of termites and the roles they play in their ecosystems, as well as accommodate future discoveries.” ...

A dictionary is a list of words or phrases and their definitions arranged in alphabetical order. In an English dictionary you'll find words beginning with ‘a’ at the front and ‘z’ at the back.

Several fields of mathematics have developed in total isolation, using their own 'undecipherable' coded languages. Mathematicians now present 'big algebras,' a two-way mathematical 'dictionary' ...