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    Jan 27

    Friends, it's that time again. 🎉📖 We just added 520 new words to the dictionary! 📖🎉

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  2. 15 hours ago

    We'll try to make things clear for you.

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  3. 17 hours ago

    This week on Word Matters: What's the longest word in the dictionary? (It's probably not the one you think.) Also: which words are easier/harder to define than others?

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  4. 18 hours ago

    Both 'chantey' and 'shanty' likely derive from a modification of the French verb 'chanter,' meaning "to sing."

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  5. 21 hours ago

    Good morning! Today's is 'caveat'

    Word of the Day February 10 2021 - caveat - noun - KAV-ee-aht - an explanation or warning
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  6. Feb 9

    📈 'Canard': a groundless rumor or belief

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  7. Feb 9

    Why would anyone type out 315,000 words spelled in reverse? Welcome to the backward index.

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  8. Feb 9

    Something has to, right?

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  9. Feb 9

    Good morning! Today's is 'belie'

    Word of the Day February 9 2021 - belie - verb - bih-LYE - to give a false impression of
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  10. Feb 8

    Doublets: when a word is so nice English adapts it twice

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  11. Feb 8

    'Flagrant' comes from the Latin 'flagrare' (“to burn”), with the original English meaning of "fiery hot; burning."

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  12. Feb 8

    Stygian Gloaming Caliginous A collection of words for your inner goth:

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  13. Feb 8

    Since there are so many similarities in their spelling and pronunciation, they're quite commonly confused.

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  14. Feb 8

    Hello! Today's is 'febrile'

    Word of the Day February 8 2021 - febrile - adjecive - FEB-ryle - marked or caused by fever
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  15. Feb 7

    📈 Unsurprising top search tonight: 'buccaneer'

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  18. Feb 7

    📈 Top lookup.

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  20. Feb 7

    By the way, the 'bowl' in 'Super Bowl' comes from the shape of the stadium. You might think that this 'bowl' refers to a trophy, which are often large receptacles (or 'cups'). But you would be wrong.

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