The claim: Merriam-Webster changed the definition of 'anti-vaxxer' The claim that Merriam-Webster changed the definition of "anti-vaxxer" is making rounds on social media. "I wasn't an anti-vaxxer ...

SPRINGFIELD — Book \ buk \ n: a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together between a front and back cover. Dictionary maker Merriam-Webster isn’t adding the notation “archaic” to that ...

For some, the word induces dread. But to Barlow, it brings a sense of hope. The dictionary's president says the spike in searches for the word reflects that people have grown more aware of fake or ...

SPRINGFIELD -- Merriam-Webster, the Springfield-based dictionary company, has been around for nearly 200 years and in that time has been lauded in all sorts of ways. Here's a new one: social media ...

If what we search for is any indication of what we value, then things aren't looking great for artificial intelligence. "Authentic" was selected as the 2023 word of the year by the Merriam-Webster ...

Merriam-Webster added 455 new words to its dictionary. Merriam-Webster editors study the language and add new words to the dictionary every year based on their usage. The new additions are related to ...