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Learn about the latest additions and changes to the Oxford English Dictionary, including new words from Japanese, Italian, and Turkish, and revised entries such as gun and fish. Explore the etymology, pronunciation, and historical thesaurus notes by OED editors.
Learn about the latest additions and changes to the Oxford English Dictionary, including new words, senses, and etymologies. Explore the history and usage of words from beer to wizard, from wind to cheap date, and more.
Browse the latest words and meanings added to the OALD in September and March 2024. Find out the definitions of terms such as AFAB, anti-racist, BEV, TikToker, and more.
Learn about the latest changes to the Oxford English Dictionary, including new entries, new senses, etymology, pronunciation, and historical thesaurus. Find out how words like glamour, club, and career have evolved over time and across languages.
NEW words and meanings added: September 2024. Soba or sober curious? We’ve added a whole range of new words and meanings to the dictionary, from AFAB to zoomer. Generative AI gives us new meanings for prompt, hallucinate and hallucination. A major theme this time is health and medicine.
Feb 2, 2024 · Learn the latest additions to the English language, such as prompt, heat dome, free-range, situationship, and more. Find out their meanings, relevance, and examples in this blog post by Oxford University Press ELT.
Nov 7, 2024 · Explore the history and insights of the Oxford Word of the Year, a prestigious award that captures the cultural significance of the year. Learn about the recent winners, such as rizz, goblin mode, and vax, and how they reflect the world's events and moods.
Oct 25, 2024 · Learn the meanings and origins of 20 new words, phrases and acronyms that made it into the dictionary in 2024, such as beach read, dap and IDGAF. From social media slang to restaurant lingo,...
Jan 10, 2023 · Learn the meanings and examples of 20 words that made it into the OED this month, from CODA to tallywacker. Some are modern, some are ancient, and some are sarcastic or slangy.
Mar 27, 2024 · Learn about the latest additions to the Oxford English Dictionary, Dictionary.com, and Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. From ‘pessimize’ to ‘spider sense,’ these words reflect the evolving culture and language of our time.
