"MP3" has no vowels, but it is a word--and now it's in the dictionary. The music file format surged into widespread use in the late 1990s on the crest of the Napster revolution and continues to ride ...

WASHINGTON — The Merriam-Webster dictionary announced it's adding 455 new words to its list of terms, many of them reflecting where we are in society today. Many of the words fall under categories ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new ...

This image released by Merriam-Webster shows a copy of the 12th edition of the "Collegiate Dictionary." (Merriam-Webster via AP) (Uncredited) NEW YORK – Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major ...

As the police-custody death in the spring of 2020 of a Black man named George Floyd sparked a national reckoning over police brutality, the American dictionary Merriam-Webster also reconsidered its ...