Merriam-Webster said "authentic" has a high volume of look-ups most years, but it saw a substantial increase in 2023. The dictionary says stories about things like AI and social media drove people ...

Merriam-Webster has revealed the 200 new words they’ve added to the dictionary’s 2024 edition, including several slang words and terms beloved by the younger generations. “Our lexicographers ...

Merriam-Webster surprised fans of “The Simpsons” by adding the word “cromulent” to the dictionary as part of the most recent update, making it official with the made-up term that first ...

Try to fit all six of these terms in a single sentence. | Enis Aksoy/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images Read on for a highlight reel of the new entries—and also so you can finally learn what ...

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary announced the addition of 690 new words to its listings on Wednesday, including sports terms beast mode, bracketology and GOATED. “We’re very excited by this new ...

Merriam-Webster says its criteria for adding ... A word you may be remember from your childhood is also being welcomed into the dictionary. A “cootie catcher” is “a child’s toy that ...

The answer depends on how you side with a declaration from Merriam-Webster: "It is permissible in English for a preposition to be what you end a sentence with," the dictionary publisher said in a ...

In Merriam-Webster’s tenth edition, the dictionary defines the noun female as “of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or produces eggs.” The change in the online edition to ...

Publishing company Merriam-Webster has announced its selection ... Its products and services are “backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America ...

Merriam-Webster, the Encyclopædia Britannica subsidiary best known for its online dictionary, has acquired a popular Wordle clone called Quordle. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.