Senior Evan Tionquiao said he used to follow the dictionaries’ selections “back when words had meaning, prior to ‘brain rot’ ...

Many people believe that peruse means to read something quickly. In fact, the opposite is true: Peruse means to “read with thoroughness or care.” Used correctly, you would say, “I spent at least an ...

We spent too much time searching for words across multiple dictionaries and too many times ended up finding no definition. So we created our own dictionary. Our mission: be ridiculously large, ...

Amazon has made several tweaks to the Kindle's reading UI with its latest update, including improvements to highlighting and ...

Why our top picks of the year were about serial killers, silence and the enduring grace of the written word, according to The ...

The Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year is “rage bait,” which the editors define as “online content deliberately designed to ...

There is a prophetic dimension to the ministry of a priest — not according to the dictionary definition of a prophet, but rather a spiritual prophet like the prophets of the Bible, many in the Old ...

A look at the Oxford English Dictionary 2025 "word of the year," viewed by a person old enough to actually own, sort of, a ...

The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022.

Term defines the connection between fans and the famous — and could help to establish a line between admiration and obsession ...

It’s that time of year again, when the Cambridge Dictionary announces the word that it feels best defines the last 12 months. For 2025, the winner is, drumroll please… parasocial. Just as we eagerly ...