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 ...

In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though ...

Merriam-Webster has named "they" its word of the year. The US dictionary also recently added a new definition of "they", reflecting its use as a singular personal pronoun for non-binary people.

Kory Stamper, a lexicographer for Merriam-Webster and author of Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, told us what criteria a word needs to meet in order to be added to the dictionary.

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 Dictionary has a long-standing tradition of posting the top word of the year, and this year it was “authentic.” The dictionary explained that in 2023, “authentic” had “a substantial ...

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

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 ...

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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 ...

What is a new English word you learned in 2023? Last year, the American publisher Merriam-Webster introduced 690 new words to its dictionary, ranging from the fictional slang term “padawan” to ...

Kory Stamper, a lexicographer for Merriam-Webster and the author of "Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries," took four months to define the word "god." Following is a transcript of the video.