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Fact check: No, Wikipedia didn't change its definition of the term 'definition'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe claim: Image shows Wikipedia changed its definition of "definition" Definitions of key words...
Man gets a year in prison for threatening Merriam-Webster employees over their definitions for...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA stock image shows a dictionary's entry for 'Woman.'Getty Images A California man got a year in...
Dictionary.com adds box braids to its lexicon
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe wordbook defines box braids as a triple-stranded braid made from the hair in a square-shaped area of the scalp. […] The post Dictionary.com adds box...
SheaMoisture Launches Online Human Glossary Dedicated to Understanding Afro and Textured Hair
Hypebae via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSheaMoistureUK, in collaboration with beauty expert Ateh Jewel, has joined forces to launch an...
Gary Brown: Spelling our lives away
The Repository via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"Try 'pentacle,'" my loved one ordered. She was directing our spelling of words in the free version of the New York Times online "Spelling Bee" puzzle....
Skibidi, gyatt and Ohio: Learn the meaning, origin behind Gen Alpha's slang
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoSkibidi toilet, gyatt, Ohio, rizz — what are the kids going on about these days? Each generation is...
We all know it sucks. So why do we keep ghosting each other?
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 11 months agoI asked my 77-year-old dad what he thought the term “ghosting” meant in regards to dating. He...
Gary Brown: Boosting a bad vocabulary
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI don't want to sound disingenuous about the prodigiousness of my vocabulary. So, to prevent you from getting a fallacious idea about its magnitude I...
Merriam-Webster Declares 'Authentic' the 2023 Word of the Year
People via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe publishing company defines the adjective as "true to one's own personality, spirit or character"...
Best Poetry Lessons and Activities
Tech & Learning via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPoetry lessons. Since 1996, Americans have celebrated National Poetry Month throughout the month of April. Reading, writing, and reciting poetry is a...