And if you’re a true dictionary lover, then you can always name your child “Merriam” or “Webster,” in honor of the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. All jokes aside, word names offer ...

Smithereens has its roots in the word “smiodar” meaning “debris.” A common feature of the Irish language is to add “ín” to the end of a word to express a smaller version of the ...

Credit: Public Domain However, the Greek alphabet did not continue being written in the same direction as the Hebrew script forever. Quite early on in its history, the Greeks changed how they used the ...

As far as Alabamians are concerned though, these words and phrases are worthy of a permanent place in the state’s dictionary. Thanks to beloved meteorologist James Spann and this phrase ...

He explained that Philotimo comes from the Ancient Greek word philotimia (φιλοτιμία), of which the first attested written reference dates to the dawn of the Greek classical period (6th and 7th ...

20) on Telemundo. By Sigal Ratner-Arias Deputy Editor, Billboard Español Karol G was the big winner at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards with eight trophies including Global 200 Latin artist ...

Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...

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Some of the new phrases have been popularised by reality show Love Island "The ick" and "boop" are among more than 3,200 new words and phrases added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year.

Last year's word of the year for the Oxford Dictionary was vax, while words related to vaccines spiked in frequency in 2021 because of Covid, with double-vaxxed, unvaxxed and anti-vaxxer all ...