The word “academic” derives from Plato’s Academy, which he founded on ground that was named after the legendary Greek hero Academos, or Hekademos. And academic was someone who taught or studied at the ...
THE English Open is all wrapped - and who won the tournament will shock you! There was a new champion this year after Judd Trump crashed out at the quarter-final stage to Wu Yize. Ronnie O ...
TEN Welsh words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary — including “sglods ... “Calennig”, a New Year’s Day gift, and “Iechyd da” — for good health as well as a ...
The term "waka jumper" has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The colloquial phrase, which is used almost exclusively in New Zealand politics, is among several new words the dictionary has ...
“Say the word rolex in Uganda and the locals will be more likely to think not of a fancy watch, but of a delicious street food staple,” explained Oxford University Press. Read: Uproar over policy to ...
OXFORD Languages has announced its latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), introducing several Guyanese English words that reflect the country’s rich cultural and linguistic heritage.
From belna, feg and foreday morning to ketcha, prags and queh-queh, several Guyanese origin colloquial terms were included in the new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary, when the updated ...
Ten new Welsh words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, including the phrase for cheers. The BBC's Harriet Morgan looks at some of the new words and their pronunciation. They also ...