Earlier this year, Oxford University Press changed its entry for "woman" in its dictionaries to include more positive ways to describe a female. Shutterstock (CNN) -- Even the dictionary can be sexist ...

Chana and Chana Dal have always been essential ingredients in the Indian household, and its importance has now made it a part of the Oxford English Dictionary. The new edition of Oxford English ...

Back in 2013, as part of a quarterly online update, the Oxford Dictionary added the word “twerk” to its collection. The addition came after Miley Cyrus’ widely discussed performance at the MTV Video ...

The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published in 1928 TV show Countdown has announced that its "Dictionary Corner" will use the online version of the Oxford Dictionary of English ...

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