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Which word has the most definitions in the English language? Here's a hint: the word is only three letters long, can be a ...
Taking on new meaning To celebrate its 30th birthday, Dictionary.com is looking back at how far words have come—in technology ...
Taken from Latin and French, in English the word “manifest” originally meant “easily noticed or obvious” before it started to be used as a verb meaning “to show something clearly.” ...
Collins experts monitor their 20-billion-word database to create the annual list of new and notable words that reflect the ever-evolving English language. Other new and notable words for 2024 ...
There is a word for it now, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED ... is ‘sharp-sharp,' which can signify two different meanings. First, it can be used as a casual greeting or farewell.
Gigil, a Philippine word added to the Oxford English Dictionary ... which originated from Mandarin and the Cantonese dialect, meaning "to package, or wrap up, food to take away".