Whether you’re looking for a word’s definition, synonym, or correct spelling, or even for geographical terms and biographical info, Apple’s Dictionary can help. Dan Frakes’ recent article, Five ...

Dictionary.com will no longer use the word "slave" as a noun to identify a person. (Photo: Getty Creative) As part of its ongoing efforts to feature language that is more inclusive and reflective of ...

Learn how Python's dictionary data structure works as a powerful and versatile way to store and retrieve objects and data in your applications. Programming languages all come with a variety of data ...

The fascinating thing about languages is that they're constantly changing, meaning they're not dead. With time, languages survive because the meaning behind words evolves, and new words are created ...

In the late 1990s, a friend told me she had used the word “exponentially” in a debate with her brother-in-law. “That’s not a word!” her brother-in-law insisted. “Of course it is,” my friend replied.

"Demure" is Dictionary.com's word of the year, with all the credit for its popularity going to lifestyle and beauty influencer Jools Lebron and her catchphrase, "very demure, very mindful." "Demure" ...

BEIJING, China, December 24, 2024 (EZ Newswire) -- On December 23, the NetEase Youdao Dictionary announced the 2024 Word of the Year: “damn.” Official data shows that the search volume for this word ...

When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had to decide in 2006 what “waters of the U.S.” are protected by the Clean Water Act, he reached for his beloved Webster’s New International Dictionary: ...

Over the years Microsoft Word has played a key role in our professional lives. It is pretty much our go-to application every time we want to prepare an article or a proposal of any sort. Similarly, it ...

There are two built-in ways to view, customize, and clear your Personal Dictionary on a Windows 11 computer. These are: Using the Settings app Using the default.dic file. Let’s check both ways one by ...

Merriam-Webster raised the hackles of stodgy grammarians last week when it affirmed the lexical veracity of "irregardless." The word's definition, when reading it, would seem to be: without without ...