Dictionaries are deceptively simple, and incredibly ambitious. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Stefan Fatsis about his book, ...

The new edition might remind people that a physical book from a source with a two-century-old pedigree might be more ...

Every now and then, the somewhat sketchy internet connection at my house goes kaput. I'm told this is a common circumstance ...

"Sometimes a single word defines an era, and it's fitting that in this exceptional - and exceptionally difficult - year, a single word came immediately to the fore," the dictionary publisher said.

Dictionary.com, which boasts 70 million monthly users, on Tuesday announced its biggest ever revision, with more than 15,000 words updated, many to reflect the social upheaval and racial unrest of ...

Merriam-Webster announced in September it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular ...

Over the last 10 years, revenue overall has grown by nearly 500 per cent on the strength of its online dictionary, thesaurus, mobile apps and word games. The new “Collegiate” introduces curated word ...

Hard Pass. Cold Brew. Dad Bod. Merriam-Webster Adds Over 5,000 Words to 'Collegiate' Dictionary NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully ...

The English language is always changing, and now a major dictionary has made the increasing use of social media terms official. The Cambridge Dictionary has added over 6,000 new words to its online ...

Cambridge University Press, which publishes The Cambridge Dictionary, was created in 1534 as the world’s first publishing house after receiving a patent from King Henry VIII. What would old Henry ...

If you've been left baffled by hearing young people in your life describing everything and anything as 'skibidi', you are not alone. According to a study by the Oxford University Press, 15 per cent of ...

“Skibidi”, “tradwife”, “delulu” and other slang terms popularised by social media are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year. Continued remote working has ...