Word that baffled Race Across the World producers added to dictionary

A word which baffled the producers of the latest series of Race Across the World is among 10 Welsh words to be added to the ...

Over 5,000 words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary in rare update

Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular ...

Three Manx words among latest dictionary additions

Words from the Isle of Man for a traditional open-hearth fireplace, an outside toilet and friendly conversation or chat are ...

The dictionary isn't dead yet. It's growing

For the first time in 22 years, Merriam-Webster is coming out with a new version of its “Collegiate” dictionary and it’s getting a full makeover plus some 5,000 new words, word lists and word ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

At YIVO, an unfinished Yiddish dictionary gets the last word — as opera

To mark its centenary, YIVO stages a work about the competing visions for a monumental, and aborted, reference work about the ...
CBS News

Why dictionary.com's word of the year is "hallucinate"

While most people might think of hallucinating as something that afflicts the human brain, Dictionary.com actually had artificial intelligence in mind when it picked "hallucinate" as its word of the ...

From 'bobolee' to 'pholourie,' the Oxford English Dictionary adds 12 new Caribbean words

The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region. The ...

Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds 5,000 words to 'Collegiate' dictionary

Merriam-Webster took the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries. New words include ...