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'Parasocial' Crowned Cambridge Dictionary Word Of 2025: What It Means
Do you feel a deep bond with pop stars like Taylor Swift or Lily Allen -- even though you've never met them? If you do, then your behaviour is "parasocial" and bang on trend according to the Cambridge Dictionary
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From Bulla To Bobolee: 12 Caribbean Words Added In Oxford English Dictionary
The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that officials publicly recognised on Wednesday.
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 16: Amitabh Bachchan's LOL Reaction After Learning A New Word From A Contestant
"It has now become definite and we will put it in the dictionary," said Big B
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Cambridge Dictionary Crowns 'Hallucinate' As Word Of 2023, Shares New AI-Related Definition
The development comes after there has been a dramatic rise in generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and Grok.
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"Nearlywed, Hellscape": Dictionary.com Adds More Than 300 New Words
Dictionary.com said that "nearlywed" is a person who lives with "another in a life partnership, sometimes engaged with no planned wedding date, sometimes with no intention of ever marrying".
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'Oat Milk', 'Plant-Based' And More: Merriam-Webster Adds 9 New Food Words To Dictionary
According to Merriam-Webster, the new words added to the dictionary are the ones that made big news or were trending on social media.
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'Bachelor's Handbag' Is Australian Dictionary's People's Word Of Year
Bachelor's handbag - a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag -- has been voted the Australian people's choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said on Tuesday.
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Oxford Dictionary Steps In As Rahul Gandhi Slams PM Modi With "New Word"
The Oxford Dictionary inserted itself into a political debate in India after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi claimed that the there was a new word in the English language "Modilie", targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "constantly modifying the truth".
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"New Word In English Dictionary": Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM With "Modilie"
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in an oblique jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, posted what he said was a new word in the English dictionary. The word, "Modilie," -- a jibe at PM Modi -- is defined as "to constantly Modify the truth".
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6-Year-Old Invents Word. You Can Help Him Get It Added To The Dictionary
A six-year-old has invented a new word and now, a campaign to get the word in the dictionary is viral. Canada's Levi Budd came up with the word "levidrome" to describe a word that spells another word when spelt backwards. Here's how you can help him get the word added to the dictionary.
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'Parasocial' Crowned Cambridge Dictionary Word Of 2025: What It Means
Do you feel a deep bond with pop stars like Taylor Swift or Lily Allen -- even though you've never met them? If you do, then your behaviour is "parasocial" and bang on trend according to the Cambridge Dictionary
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From Bulla To Bobolee: 12 Caribbean Words Added In Oxford English Dictionary
The Caribbean has elbowed its way into the Oxford English Dictionary with 12 new words commonly used in the region that officials publicly recognised on Wednesday.
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Kaun Banega Crorepati 16: Amitabh Bachchan's LOL Reaction After Learning A New Word From A Contestant
"It has now become definite and we will put it in the dictionary," said Big B
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Cambridge Dictionary Crowns 'Hallucinate' As Word Of 2023, Shares New AI-Related Definition
The development comes after there has been a dramatic rise in generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and Grok.
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"Nearlywed, Hellscape": Dictionary.com Adds More Than 300 New Words
Dictionary.com said that "nearlywed" is a person who lives with "another in a life partnership, sometimes engaged with no planned wedding date, sometimes with no intention of ever marrying".
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'Oat Milk', 'Plant-Based' And More: Merriam-Webster Adds 9 New Food Words To Dictionary
According to Merriam-Webster, the new words added to the dictionary are the ones that made big news or were trending on social media.
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'Bachelor's Handbag' Is Australian Dictionary's People's Word Of Year
Bachelor's handbag - a roast chicken takeaway in a plastic bag -- has been voted the Australian people's choice as the new word of the year, the Macquarie Dictionary said on Tuesday.
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Oxford Dictionary Steps In As Rahul Gandhi Slams PM Modi With "New Word"
The Oxford Dictionary inserted itself into a political debate in India after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi claimed that the there was a new word in the English language "Modilie", targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "constantly modifying the truth".
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"New Word In English Dictionary": Rahul Gandhi Taunts PM With "Modilie"
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, in an oblique jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, posted what he said was a new word in the English dictionary. The word, "Modilie," -- a jibe at PM Modi -- is defined as "to constantly Modify the truth".
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6-Year-Old Invents Word. You Can Help Him Get It Added To The Dictionary
A six-year-old has invented a new word and now, a campaign to get the word in the dictionary is viral. Canada's Levi Budd came up with the word "levidrome" to describe a word that spells another word when spelt backwards. Here's how you can help him get the word added to the dictionary.
