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Merriam-Webster adds over 450 new words to dictionary

Merriam-Webster.com is displayed on a computer screen on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in New York. Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary, including a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media.(AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

‘Pandemic’ chosen as Merriam-Webster’s top word of 2020

In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, photo the word pandemic is displayed in a dictionary in Washington. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Merriam-Webster to update definition of racism after Missouri …

Kennedy Mitchum wasn't expecting much when she emailed Merriam-Webster last month, but she wanted to let the dictionary publisher know that she thought its definition of the word racism was inadequate.

Merriam-Webster Declares ‘They’ Its 2019 Word of the Year

This photo illustration shows the definition for “they” displayed on the Merriam-Webster mobile app in Los Angeles on Dec. 9, 2019. (Credit: KTLA)

‘Justice’ Chosen as Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year …

A statue of Justice at the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia

New Additions to Merriam-Webster Dictionary Include ‘Hangry,’ …

Merriam-Webster dictionary. (Credit: (Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

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Merriam-Webster Names ‘Feminism’ as Its Word of the …

Women participate in the Women's March in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, 2017. (Credit: Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

‘Side-eye’ and ‘Humblebrag’ Among 1,000 Words Added to …