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 ...

It took the commander-in-chief several attempts to get the name of the medication he’d just linked to autism right.

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

The recent arrests of returning refugees under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) voluntary ...

A friend approached Rachel Bermont as she was leaving a high school party in New York City over the summer. “I know you’re ...

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

NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions — and ...

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 ...

When I was a kid, I was wrong about so many things. I thought craneflies, or daddy longlegs, were the “most poisonous spider in the world,” but had no way of administering their toxins (wrong on many ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that officials publicly recognized on Wednesday. The ...

Eleven New Zealand English and te reo Māori words have been added to the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.Caleb Jones / AP Eleven New Zealand English and te reo Māori words have been ...