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A.I. and spell-check make choices for writers. With real, physical dictionaries, writers are empowered to decide how to ...
Logophiles are "devastated" after Dictionary.com deleted their logs of favorited words that they carefully crafted for years.
The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed.
Dictionary.com added new words in addition to over 1,000 new and revised definitions to other words.
“Hallucinate” is Dictionary.com’s word of the year — and no, you’re not imagining things. The online reference site said in an announcement Tuesday that this year’s pick refers to a ...
Culture It's no trick; Merriam-Webster says 'gaslighting' is the word of the year The dictionary said an additional 13 words stood out in 2023's look-up data.
Barbiecore? Bed rotting? Greedflation? Dictionary.com adds new 2024 words. February 13, 2024 More than 1 year ago 5 min Summary ...
Merriam-Webster surprised fans of “The Simpsons” by adding the word “cromulent” to the dictionary as part of the most recent update, making it official with the made-up term that first ...
"Authentic" isn't a new, trendy word like "rizz," which was also considered for word of the year. Here's why it was chosen.
“Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.” In ...
In addition to appearing in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the entries will also be added to the wider word bank of the Oxford English Dictionary, Professor Gates said.