This week, following the recent win in the Democratic mayoral primary of Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36), a ...

Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary defines fascism as “a governmental system led by a dictator having complete ...

Fridge, coined by Gail Simone, is now officially defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. The term refers to harming a character, often female, to motivate another's story arc, usually a male.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Changes Definition of 'Nude' to Be More Inclusive A sophomore from Ithaca College campaigned for Merriam-Webster to change its definition of 'nude.' ...

Merriam-Webster has just unveiled its word of the year for 2024. On Monday (December 9), the publisher known for its American Dictionary announced that “polarization” was the word of the year.

Polarization — Merriam-Webster Dictionary's word of the year — is a good description of our most recent state of affairs, says Editorials Editor Ginnie Graham.

The Merriam-Webster definition change was made mainly because its original definition was not broad enough to accommodate scientific advances in the field. In November 2020, an archived version of ...

More specifically, the Merriam-Webster dictionary revised its definition of vaccine to replace the word immunity with "immune response." ...

Merriam-Webster calls themselves “the direct lexicographical heir of Noah Webster” ― and YET, their (comparatively glowing) definition of cat reads: “a carnivorous mammal (Felis catus ...

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.

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 ...