Word Of The Year
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‘They’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2019 Word of the Year"They" refers to a person whose gender identity is non-binary.LifestyleDec 10, 2019
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Thanks, Forky: ‘Existential’ is Dictionary.com’s word of the yearThe choice reflects months of high-stakes threats and crises, real and pondered, across the news, the world and throughout 2019.LifestyleDec 3, 2019
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Top of mind: ‘Justice’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the yearThe word follows "toxic," picked by Oxford Dictionaries, and "misinformation," plucked by Dictonary.com.WorldDec 17, 2018
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Dictionary.com names ‘misinformation’ as 2018 word of the yearMisinformation “frames what we’ve all been through in the last 12 months," the linguist-in-residence at Dictionary.com said.WorldNov 26, 2018
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‘Feminism’ chosen as word of the year by Merriam-WebsterFeminism is defined as “theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes” and “organized activities on behalf of women’s rights and interests.”WorldDec 12, 2017
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‘Complicit’ named word of the year by Dictionary.comLook-ups of the word increased nearly 300 per cent over last year.WorldNov 27, 2017
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Word of the Year: tragic world events, Trump election makes ‘surreal’ top word of 2016he Word of the Year for 2016 is surreal— with lookups of the word spiking after a number of major events worldwide, including the Brussels terror attacks in March and the 2016 U.S. presidential election in November.NewsDec 19, 2016
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Austria’s word of the year? BundespraesidentenstichwahlwiederholungsverschiebungFor all those who don't speak German - and indeed for those who do - here is Austria's word of the year, adding to the challenges of reading and speaking the language.WorldDec 9, 2016
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‘Xenophobia’ chosen as 2016 word of the year by Dictionary.comDictionary.com said that searches for the word Xenophobia, which means "fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers," spiked this year.WorldNov 29, 2016
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‘Post-truth’ named Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year thanks to Trump campaignOxford dictionary editors have chosen their word of the year: "post-truth," a term sometimes used to describe the current political climate.PoliticsNov 16, 2016
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