How do we define slurs like the N-word? Whether it’s heated debates about racist or ableist slurs, arguments about gender, or ...

The 12th edition of the Merriam-Webster “Collegiate” dictionary, which will be released on Nov. 18, introduces 5,000 new ...

The dictionary has found its utility in the desire to attach meaning to each new word. But in the digital age, the dictionary ...

We have some new words to describe our hellscape. Dictionary.com added more than 300 new words Tuesday and more than 1,200 new and revised definitions for existing words. The update comes as the ...

Google executive teams with Wordnik to grow online dictionary. Aug. 26, 2011— -- This week, just as Merriam-Webster announced "tweet" would be included in the 11th edition of their Collegiate ...

Here’s the sitch, Scrabble stans. Your convos around the board are about to get more interesting with about 500 new words and variations added to the game’s official dictionary: stan, sitch, convo, ...

Dictionary.com added new words and revised others in its first update of 2023. Credit: Mashable / Bob Al-Greene Dictionary.com has a new list of more than 1,500 words for your consideration. On ...

Dictionaries are deceptively simple, and incredibly ambitious. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Stefan Fatsis about his book, "Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) The Modern Dictionary." ...

An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.) By Sandra E. Garcia In a recent online ...

The dictionary isn’t forever. Here’s the lowdown on why certain words are not in the dictionary and how they got removed. If you, too, have been left puzzled by words not in the dictionary—even ones ...

Over the years Microsoft Word has played a key role in our professional lives. It is pretty much our go-to application every time we want to prepare an article or a proposal of any sort. Similarly, it ...

Merriam-Webster announced this week that it is publishing a new edition of its iconic Collegiate Dictionary. It's the first new edition in more than 20 years and only the 12th since 1898, the company ...