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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Lexicographer, etymologist, and star of British game show "Countdown," Susie Dent, posted an incredibly appropriate "word of the day" on her social media following yesterday's election in the United ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

Collins Dictionary declared ... say this is the most 'brat' Word of the Year list ever," said Collins managing director Alex Beecroft. Collin's 2023 word of the year was "AI," short for artificial ...

The runner-ups were good but not good enough, as the word associated with pop singer Charli XCX and Kamala Harris is named ...

If you thought that the arrival of autumn meant finally escaping the clutches of the all-encompassing pop cultural phenomenon ...

Dictionary Day is celebrated ... spellings more closely matching the words’ pronunciation. To bring this story up to the beginnings of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus we know ...