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Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. It’s spring, and a young lexicographer’s fancy turns to … love of new words. Many dictionaries update online periodically ...

And for those thinking Oxford is rage baiting them by declaring two words to be the word of the year, the publisher explained ...

Doomscrolling has a new hazard. Oxford University Press announced “rage bait” is its 2025 word of the year. The prestigious ...

The venerable Oxford English Dictionary is planning to go online only, but the move is both too late and too early. It's too late to make a dent in the Web universe, and too early for it to build a ...

When it comes to dictionaries, one of the longest-running and most term-packed of all dictionaries is the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). To get an idea of how many terms and associated usage ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. LONDON — The Oxford English Dictionary’s (OED) online version was ...

Despite recent reports that the next edition of the 126-year-old Oxford English Dictionary (OED) could be online-only, leading bookseller Agenda Bookshop said dictionary sales in Malta are still good.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. To compile a dictionary of nearly every word in the English language was an endeavor typical of Victorian times, complete with ...

Sales of the third edition of the vast tome have fallen due to the increasing popularity of online alternatives, according to its publisher. A team of 80 lexicographers has been working on the third ...