” addedPeter Sokolowskieditor-at-large at Merriam-Webster, who is also a host ofWord Matters.“People say, “How long does it take for a word to get into the dictionary?" Could be six or 10 or 60 years, it depends
Hundreds of new words are added to the dictionary each year, and it often takes months of consideration to decide which ones. But when the pandemic began, many words we’d never heard of suddenly be…
Now, Merriam-Webster is in the headlines for adding455 new wordsto its dictionary. They broke the news on their website in Oct. 2021, highlighting a bunch of phrases we're more than likely already familiar with, but which have now entered the canon of our language. The company separated ...
Language never rests, and neither do we. In January 2021, Merriam-Webster added520 new words and definitionsto the dictionary. In this special episode, editors Emily Brewster and Peter Sokolowski break down the new additions. Download the episodehere. Transcript (intro music –“Build Something B...
(2021·青海西宁·中考真题)There is no need to ___ every new word in the dictionary when you are reading. A. look up B. look at C. look after D. look through 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 [答案]A [解析] [分析] 句意:当你阅读时,没有必要在词典里查每一个新单词。 考查动词短语...
(2021西宁)There is no need to every new word in the dictionary when you are reading. A. look up B. look at C. look after D. look through 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 [答案]A [解析]本题考查动词短语。句意:当你阅读时,没有必要每一个生词都查字典。look up意为“查阅”;look at意...
百度试题 结果1 题目 【2021原创】It's (necessary) to look up every new word in the dictionary. We can guess its meaning in the sentence. 相关知识点: 试题来源: 解析 unnecessary 反馈 收藏
Learn more about how new words get added to Dictionary.com—and how the dictionary works. Now, here’s the breakdown for this release: Of course, some of the terms in the list below have more than one definition. We’ll be highlighting the most prominent or notable meanings relevant to ...
Where do they come from and how do they go from unknown to official? First, new words have to circulate in culture to make it into the dictionary. They have to be used and understood. Words have a much better chance of getting added to the dictionary if you see them in print or hear...
This week, Merriam-Webster added hundreds of new words and definitions to its official dictionary, including slang sayings, political phrases and technological terminology that gained prominence — or simply persisted — over the last several years.