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And if you’re a true dictionary lover, then you can always name your child “Merriam” or “Webster,” in honor of the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. All jokes aside, word names offer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Friendsgiving is a twist on the traditional Thanksgiving celebration, when friends, rather than family, come together to ...

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 ...