According to Merriam-Webster, for something to be considered a word it must: By that definition, here are the 3 longest words in the English dictionary. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from ...

In American English, grammar experts prefer "toward" over "towards," along with "backward," "forward" and "afterward," though ...

Especially with texting being such a staple in today’s communication, abbreviations, contractions, and other words that just don’t sound as if they possibly could be considered legitimate have become ...

Merriam-Webster recently announced its latest slate of additions to the dictionary—some 200 new words and definitions that, as usual, are an eclectic blend of ones you probably assumed already ...

Merriam-Webster announced that it'd added 200 new words and phrases to its online dictionary in its latest effort to maintain ...

Durant's response helped "Centel'd" gain official acceptance in the English language. Merriam-Webster Dictionary tweeted that it has included the term as a verb.

What is a new English word you learned in 2023? Last year, the American publisher Merriam-Webster introduced 690 new words to its dictionary, ranging from the fictional slang term “padawan” to ...

Merriam-Webster has named "they" its word of the year. The US dictionary also recently added ... study and commentary in recent years. "English famously lacks a gender-neutral singular pronoun ...

US dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster has acquired a hit Wordle-style ... had to guess was "fetus" (spelled "foetus" in British English), before the papers switched the solution, saying they ...

That said, it’s not part of standard English ... for Merriam-Webster and author of "Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries," told us that "irregardless" is a word in the dictionary ...