As the police-custody death in the spring of 2020 of a Black man named George Floyd sparked a national reckoning over police brutality, the American dictionary Merriam-Webster also reconsidered its ...

The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary debuted in 1888; it was missing the word “bondmaid.” It took 50 years to ...

Although most people would define ‘nude’ as a color that matches a person’s skin tone, about a month ago, Merriam-Webster would beg to differ. Instead, America’s leading and most-trusted dictionary of ...

The new edition might remind people that a physical book from a source with a two-century-old pedigree might be more ...

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 ...

Here are some examples of the new words and definitions you'll find in the new Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, as per Associated Press ... How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Sign ...

SPRINGFIELD - Merriam-Webster needs to update its definition of watch. watch noun: a device that shows what time it is and that you wear on your wrist or carry in a pocket Because now, a watch not ...

Word nerds FTW! Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words and definitions to the dictionary — including nods to online culture, food favourites and the pandemic — to reflect our ever-evolving language.

Merriam-Webster, the venerable dictionary publisher, announced last week that it would update its definition of the word ‘racism’ in response to a request by a 22-year-old woman from Missouri. But ...