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“Sonic Screwdriver” Will Be Added to the Oxford English Dictionary

By Marykate Jasper Apr 15th
Margaret Atwood Protests Removal of Nature Words From Oxford Junior Dictionary

By Carolyn Cox Jan 14th
Collins Dictionary Wants You To Vote For Its Next Word On Twitter

By Victoria McNally May 19th
Merriam-Webster Declares “Science” Its 2013 Word of the Year, We Declare Merriam-Webster Our 2013 Dictionary of the Year

By Glen Tickle Dec 3rd
What Is Love? We Spoke to the Merriam-Webster Lexicographer Defining It

By Glen Tickle Nov 7th
Twitter Users Call Out President Obama Because “Madder” Isn’t a Word, Except That it Is

By Glen Tickle Oct 22nd
A Sign of the Times: Capitalism and Socialism Are 2012’s Most Searched Words

By Steven Romano Dec 6th
Merriam-Webster Inducts “F-bomb,” “Sexting,” “Man Cave,” and Others Into the 2012 Dictionary

By James Plafke Aug 14th
Juror Uses iPhone to Look Up a Dictionary Definition in Court, Sparks Mistrial

By Robert Quigley Sep 16th