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This year, Merriam-Webster has added "alt-right" and "sriracha" to its online dictionary, along with roughly 250 other new terms.
Merriam-Webster said Monday it has launched a subscription service that provides online access to the unabridged version of Webster's Third New International Dictionary. The new service, available ...
The online dictionary says there has been a high volume of searches for the word's definition for several years, but 2023 saw a "substantial increase," thanks to "stories and conversations about ...
Merriam-Webster Inc. keeps track of how many times a word is looked up on its free online dictionary and posts daily, weekly, and all-time standings. Hover over each word below to reveal its ...
Anyway, “dad joke” is one of 530 new words and phrases that Merriam-Webster has added to its online dictionary, alongside “ free solo ” (like the thing the guy does in the movie ...
Merriam-Webster Targeted Online With Threats of Anti-LGBTQ Violence, U.S. Attorney Says Prosecutors say a California man suggested company headquarters be “shot up and bombed” Jeremy Bailey ...
The public has decided that the ultimate word of gaming celebration, "Woot!" should be Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year. Visitors to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary website were invited ...
Now from Merriam-Webster, a fairly well-respected source of information comes what the company calls the Visual Dictionary Online.
News Merriam-Webster: Non-word 'refudiate', used by Sarah Palin, gets most online searches this summer Published: Sep. 07, 2010, 5:48 p.m.
For their 2014 editions of both print and online dictionaries, Merriam-Webster has added 150 new entries and definitions for internet slang, pop culture phrases and even new culinary terminology.