Merriam-Webster Freaks People Out Over Dictionary Update — But There’s A Very Funny Twist

There may also be a reason why Merriam-Webster went so hard with their ad. The company, as well as Encyclopedia Britannica, ...

‘Beast mode’ to ‘teraflop': 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update

NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions — and ...

Merriam-Webster publishes a new dictionary. It’s a jab to AI and a reminder of actual intelligence.

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

Dictionary.com defines the times with 1,500 new words, revisions

Dictionary.com added new words and revised others in its first update of 2023. Credit: Mashable / Bob Al-Greene Dictionary.com has a new list of more than 1,500 words for your consideration. On ...

Is This the End of the Dictionary?

Obsolete (adj.): no longer in use or no longer useful ...

‘Unabridged’ Review: In Defense of the Dictionary

A critic faulted Webster’s Third in the 1960s for its “extreme tolerance of crude neologisms.” Similar complaints abound in the internet age.
Wired

What Happened to Urban Dictionary?

On January 24, 2017, a user by the name of d0ughb0y uploaded a definition to Urban Dictionary, the popular online lexicon that relies on crowdsourced definitions. Under Donald Trump—who, four days ...