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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 over 5,000 new words, including " ...

Merriam-Webster marks a milestone with the upcoming release of their all new, Collegiate Dictionary, the Twelfth Edition.

More than 5,000 new words have been added to the 12th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. They include "rizz," "dad bod," and "fanfic." ...

Merriam-Webster has added 200 new words and definitions to its dictionary. The new additions are added based on widespread use over time, and offer a window into the world today, according to ...

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

Discover the Merriam-Webster Word of the Year for 2022—and why it might have gained so much momentum. Whether you consider yourself a word nerd who’s always looking for new words in the dictionary or ...

Your Scrabble game just got a lot more complicated with the addition of 1,700 new words to the Bible of the English language — the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Included in the latest edition are words ...

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Merriam-Webster announced Tuesday that it has chosen “they” as the 2019 word of the year. The singular “they” is a pronoun used to refer to a person whose gender identity is nonbinary, a word that ...

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

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