“The basic job of the dictionary is to tell the truth about words,” the Merriam-Webster editor continued. “We’ve had ...

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In a conversation with young adults about brain rot and polarization– Oxford and Merriam-Webster's respective picks– they ...

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“Brat” is no longer negative. It now means an “estetik” trend defined by party-animal antics, cool-girl style and messy ...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary chose "menorah" as its Word of the Day for Thursday. Its definition of the word is stated as ...

“The basic job of the dictionary is to tell the truth about words,” the Merriam-Webster editor continued. “We’ve had dictionaries of English for 420 years and it’s only been in the last ...