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Booyah — Dictionary.com Is 30! A Trip Back to 1995

Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World

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15 Cool Words To Add To Your Vocabulary

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10 Commonly Mispronounced US City Names To Navigate Your Way...

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“Subjective” vs. “Objective”: What’s The Difference?

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The Origin of July and the Jubilant Holidays It Holds

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Reign vs. Rein: What’s The Difference?

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20 Incredible Animal Adjectives to Go Wild For

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Get To The Heart Of Soul Food With These Words

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Nine Terms In Everyday Language That Are Retronyms

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Wow Yourself With 17 Words With “Word” In Them

Word to the wise—this list of words with "word" in them is worth a read. You may know "password" and "buzzword," but what about these other words?

Get the word on this self-referential list!

Portmanteau And Other Cool Words About How We Use Words

You may know oxymorons and euphemisms, but there are numerous fun and fascinating ways words are used. Learn some of the cool words about words here.

Contextualize your lexicon!

11 Word Facts You're Wrong About

Sorry to burst your bubble, but chances are you've been using these words incorrectly all this time. Get the facts on some commonly mistaken words here.

Set the record straight!