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 ...

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle. The dictionary publisher said Monday that “polarization” is its 2024 word of the year ...

In Merriam-Webster’s tenth edition, the dictionary defines the noun female as “of, relating to, or being the sex that bears young or produces eggs.” The change in the online edition to ...

Optimizes core Merriam-Webster APIs to create a singular lexical resource with maximal parts-of-dictionary-entry coverage ... it's better to hold your ground and make lots of noise - - 3 - :definition ...

"The basic job of the dictionary is to tell the truth about words," the Merriam-Webster editor continued. "We've had dictionaries of English for 420 years and it's only been in the last 20 years ...