Words get new meanings while losing old ones. 24/7 Tempo used the Oxford University and Dictionary.com collaboration Lexico.com’s list of Archaic Words That Used To Be Common In English to ...

Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022 ... of equality and togetherness. Definition: “Designating a relationship ...

Sometimes words are created for specific purposes, but they can become part of a language if people find them useful or simply entertaining.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) added 18 new words related to gender ... In March, the OED added anti-gay to their myriad of words, accompanied by a definition that reads "opposed or hostile ...

“All this talk of food might inspire one to get a takeaway, or to tapau,” OED noted, referencing the Cantonese and Mandarin word meaning ... English Dictionary editors review thousands of new ...

Gigil, a Philippine word added to the Oxford English Dictionary ... referring to another new word which originated from Mandarin and the Cantonese dialect, meaning "to package, or wrap up ...

The English language is constantly evolving, and words sometimes acquire new meanings because of technological change. A carbon copy was originally a duplicate made using carbon paper. We don’t ...