Merriam-Webster is using voice search within its iPhone dictionary application that lets users look up any word by simply speaking into their device. Users can search for words without having to spell ...

A leading US dictionary has named "feminism" as its word of 2017 following a surge in online searches. Merriam-Webster said interest in the term was driven by women's marches, new TV shows and ...

Kory Stamper, a lexicographer for Merriam-Webster and author of Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, told us what criteria a word needs to meet in order to be added to the dictionary.

Merriam-Webster chooses each word of the year based on lookup data—how often a word was searched in its online dictionary. Last year, the winning word was “authentic,” while “gaslighting ...

Merriam-Webster has picked its word of the year. "Authentic" is the top word of 2023, according to America's oldest dictionary. Merriam-Webster said it saw a "substantial increase" in online ...

a direct descendant of the pioneering 1806 dictionary by Noah Webster, has picked “polarisation” as the word of 2024. The dictionary said on its website that the term was widely used in US ...

the organisation relies exclusively on the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary for its word lists. The alternate spelling “womyn” is included because it is recognised by Merriam-Webster as a ...