Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, chooses its word of the year based on data, tracking a rise in search and usage. Last year’s pick was “authentic.” ...

Merriam-Webster is one of the final few English-language dictionary platforms to release its annual word. Earlier in December, Oxford Dictionary announced that “brain rot” was its word of the ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. In 2003, Merriam-Webster kicked off the annual tradition of choosing a "word of the year," based on search volume on the dictionary publisher's website, which serves ...

The dictionary publisher said Monday that “polarization” is its 2024 word of the year, defining it as “division into two sharply distinct opposites; especially, a state in which the opinions ...

The Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary is the final authority and sole source for the spelling of all words offered in competition,” the statement continued.

G & C Merriam Co, in lr, defines its policy of spelling. ... Publishers of the Famous Dictionary Define Their Policy. Share full article. G. & C. MERRIAM COMPANY. Sept. 5, 1906; ...

Merriam-Webster Dictionary's official Twitter account couldn't resist a quick jab at Donald Trump's misuse of the word "pour" in a recent (now deleted) tweet, especially since that same tweet saw ...

Long before Noah Webster completed his 1828 magnum opus, “An American Dictionary of the English Language,” he published a wildly successful primer called “A Grammatical Institute of the ...

Merriam-Webster is one of the final few English-language dictionary platforms to release its annual word. Earlier in December, Oxford Dictionary announced that “brain rot” was its word of the ...