By bridging the gap between theoretical logic and practical application, the syllabus fosters the technical proficiency and ...

Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

As slang finds its way into lexical institutions, experts ponder its place on the internet. By Julia Carpenter There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when ...

A new monolingual dictionary will allow Irish speakers and learners to explore the meaning of Irish language words without having to rely on English language translations. Speaking at the launch event ...

Tribal officials said the project is part of a broader effort to preserve Indigenous languages, including Cherokee, by expanding access around the world. The tribe began working with Kiwa Digital in ...

A first of its kind Irish dictionary has been launched, which aims to end the need for words being understood "through the lens of English." The dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge was launched on Tuesday ...

Researchers at a Welsh university have begun work on the first comprehensive dictionary of the ancient Celtic languages spoken in Ireland and Britain. The three-year project, led by Dr Simon Rodway at ...

Moose Cree First Nation has released the fourth edition of its community-developed dictionary. This latest edition marks more than a decade of work to help revitalize the unique Moose Cree “L” dialect ...

It’s a love story. The term “parasocial” has just been named Cambridge Dictionary’s 2025 word of the year — and its popularity was partly inspired by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement. The ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025, alighting on "parasocial," used to describe a connection that people feel with someone they don't know - or even with an artificial ...

The new edition might remind people that a physical book from a source with a two-century-old pedigree might be more trustworthy than a random search. Stefan Fatsis is the author of “Unabridged: The ...