In 2022, the Oxford English Dictionary added 18 new LGBTQ-related terms to its repository of English words. Credit: Mashable Communities around the world have ushered in the New Year, tying up the ...

Though the English language has many quirks, one of its most interesting is homographs: words that are spelled identically but have different meanings or definitions.

Which word has the most definitions in the English language? Here's a hint: the word is only three letters long, can be a noun or a verb, and has more than 600 senses (or meanings), according to ...

Even the dictionary can be sexist and out of date, especially when it comes to how a “woman” is described. Earlier this year, Oxford University Press changed its entry for “woman” in its ...

The 566 new words added to Dictionary.com are from a variety of topics including pop culture, slang, modern problems, AI and climate.

When it comes to describing students in need of support acquiring the English language, there's a long history of terminology involved.

Jedi, chirpse and arancini are among the new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its latest update. More than 650 words have been added, ranging from slang (“sumfin” and ...

The Irish language, like all other modern languages changes with the times, reflecting how it is being used by its speakers. The latest terms added to the Concise English-Irish Dictionary are the ...

Unlike other glossaries, the English-Spanish Glossary of Real Estate Industry Terms provides both the technical translation for each term and colloquial terminology which are most often used by ...

Christopher Leonard, QScience.com editorial director, added, “This unique glossary is a way to link the Arabic language to the Latin roots and modern English usage of many biological terms.

Earlier this year, porch pirate, sh**housery, and a bunch of other terms entered the hallowed (digital) pages of the Oxford English Dictionary. Its newest crop of inductees is just as colorful ...

The definition for “man” was updated to include gender-neutral terms and references to “sexual attractiveness or activity” were revised for “man” and “woman” entries.