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Dictionary.com’s 2025 Word of the Year Is…

Where do words come from? Do they really mean anything?

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Why “Bluster” Was Dictionary.com’s 2012 Word Of The Year

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What word did you last look up, and why?

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What Is Lost When A Language Goes Extinct?

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Lojban: The Artificial Language For Reducing Ambiguity

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Linguists found an Indo-European language hiding in rural Pakistan. Learn...

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Where Do Brand Names Come From?

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Should business be English-only?

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What Certain Flowers Are Saying

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How Are 2 Related Languages Found On Opposite Sides Of...

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Are some languages really faster than English? Does that mean...

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What do you call a sandwich made on a roll?

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English Words That Came From The Philippines

Many words from Tagalog and other languages from the Philippines have found their way into English. How many have you encountered in your vocabulary.

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Should We Use BCE Instead Of BC?

If you have wondered why we have two systems to attribute years—AD/BC and CE/BCE—you aren't alone. Which system of dating is more appropriate to use now?

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Is That Food Really “Porn” (And Should You Even Say That)?

So many things excite us—from food to luxurious homes—that we call them "porn." Is it suitable to label everything this way?

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