The word “pernicious” means to have a harmful effect on something. It is an adjective that describes something destructive that can take place gradually or subtly over time. It can cause great harm or ...

“Jawn” is one of those nonsense words, like “six-seven,” that doesn’t really have a meaning. Teens just know it’s popular and everyone’s saying it, so they are starting to say it too. The quickest way ...

Photographer Charlotte Schmitz captured intimate portraits of life and love in the city's diverse Balat neighborhood.

NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions — and ...

In this excerpt from her new book, “All Consuming,” food writer Ruby Tandoh unpacks why every recipe now looks and sounds the ...

Rark up, sweet as and mōrena have made it into the pages of the Oxford English Dictionary. Eleven words of New Zealand or te ...

Sure, Burnham is no silver bullet for Labour, or the country’s woes. He would have to give up his mayoralty, contest a ...

Pronounced "SITH-your-ism," with a "th" sound as in "smith," it's the word for any whispery rustling sound, though it's ...

Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including " ...

The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region. The ...

Bancomat and Sport e Salute presented this morning, at the Tennis Club of the Foro Italico, the new partnership aimed at ...

The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary” comes 22 years after the book’s last hard-copy update and amid declining U.S. sales for analog dictionaries overall, according to Circana ...