Noah Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language in 1806. His 1828 follow-up contained 70,000 entries. By 1864, the collection had 114,000 ...
Senior Evan Tionquiao said he used to follow the dictionaries’ selections “back when words had meaning, prior to ‘brain rot’ ...
The 2025 Word of the Year has been used by kids and teens alike. Dictionary.com has officially revealed its newest Word of the Year. The online dictionary announced Wednesday that "67" is the 2025 ...
You may be surprised to learn that Word does not come with a dictionary even though it has a thesaurus. Microsoft configured Word so that people can choose their own dictionaries. If you have an ...
One morning in 2001, Kory Stamper, a lexicographer for Merriam-Webster, arrived at work and was given a single word: “take.” She set to work hunting down examples of where the verb form of the word ...
1. When you open a dictionary to any two-page spread, you are usually looking up a word. It is usually the case, though, that your eye wanders. Words are tantalizing, and a dictionary page holds so ...
BEIJING, China, December 24, 2024 (EZ Newswire) -- On December 23, the NetEase Youdao Dictionary announced the 2024 Word of the Year: “damn.” Official data shows that the search volume for this word ...