Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

There are more than half a million words in the Oxford English Dictionary. Some trace their origin as far back as the 11th century. For centuries, linguists and academics have kept careful track of ...

A new first-of-its-kind dictionary has been launched aimed at ending the need to understand Irish words “through the lens of English”. President Catherine Connolly was among those hailing the ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

The new edition might remind people that a physical book from a source with a two-century-old pedigree might be more trustworthy than a random search. Stefan Fatsis is the author of “Unabridged: The ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Newer terms like 'cold brew' and 'farm-to-table' plus slang like 'rizz' are just a few of the new words readers can expected to see added ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds ...

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Some of the 21st century's newest English words, including "rizz," "dad bod," and "photobomb," have been added to the latest edition of a well-known dictionary. Merriam-Webster, a leading American ...

Welcome to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, now including “rizz,” “dad bod,” “adulting,” “dashcam” and “cancel culture.” The 12th edition of the Merriam-Webster “Collegiate” dictionary, which will be ...

Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy. By Kate Golembiewski The eight arms of an octopus are right there in its name. But these ...