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Artists Make Dictionary Using Images Instead Of Words

For many people the internet has replaced most traditional forms of reference material. When was the last time you saw an encyclopedia? Most writers and editors opt for online versions of dictionaries ...
Reader's Digest

Here’s How Words Get Added to the Dictionary

Just look it up—or look here to check out the dish on dictionaries that logophiles will love! (Logophile means word lover!) What’s the deal with new words? Where do they come from and how do they go ...
CNN

To ‘slay’ communication with his students, a high school teacher made a Gen Z dictionary

Slang can be hard across any generational gap. Baby boomers may have been confused to hear about an “airhead” in the 1980s or getting “tight” in the 1990s. Just like those before them, today’s Gen Z ...
The Big Lead

Kevin Durant helps NBA parody account make Merriam-Webster Dictionary

NBA Twitter can be a wonderful thing for basketball fans, but it also can be deceiving. Parody accounts can trick avid news seekers into believing a satirical story is real. Case in point: The ...

Building an Octopus Dictionary, One Arm Movement at a Time

To build their visual dictionary, the researchers examined two hours of video footage each of 25 wild octopuses in a variety of habitats. Based on this footage, they determined four basic ways that an ...