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Merriam-Webster has picked its word of the year. "Authentic" is the top word of 2023, according to America's oldest dictionary. Merriam-Webster said it saw a "substantial increase" in online ...

Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...

Last year, the American publisher Merriam-Webster introduced 690 new words to its dictionary, ranging from the fictional slang term “padawan” to refer to a Jedi apprentice to the “deadname ...

Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary has caved to the trans agenda ... given their nod to “gender identity” in defining the word “female,” it is most likely another way to appease ...

Maybe it's one of the 690 new words and phrases Merriam-Webster just added to its dictionary—like beast mode for the workout ...

Today developer and writer Benjamin Mayo launched his latest iPhone app on the App Store: Daily Dictionary.From the app’s website: One word every day. Words that you have known but long forgotten. And ...

Merriam-Webster, America's oldest dictionary publisher ... at-large told the Associated Press. "It was a word looked up frequently every single day of the year," Peter Sokolowski told the US ...

According to Merriam-Webster, for something to be considered a word it must: By that definition, here are the 3 longest words in the English dictionary. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from ...

Need a little help understanding the Gen Alpha kids? You’re not alone, according to a new ranking of the most Googled slang ...

In the ever-evolving world of linguistics, it can sometimes be challenging to keep up with new words, from slang to science.

Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. Dictionary.com selected "woman" as its word of the year for 2022. Searches for the word on the Dictionary.com site doubled this year ...