During that time, he cited gold’s traditional role as a hedge against inflation, central banks de-dollarizing after Russia’s ...

Linguists have differed on many things, but they are unanimous that no language is primitive or superior to another.

The lion’s share of terms of Korean origin have been added within the last four years, with a total of 48 Korean loanwords now listed in the OED ...

Dictionary.com, which boasts 70 million monthly users, on Tuesday announced its biggest ever revision, with more than 15,000 words updated, many to reflect the social upheaval and racial unrest of ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a new campaign, inviting people to reconnect with the outdoors to boost well-being.

Dylan Raiola remembers all the details of his first Big Ten game, and not always for the right reasons. The missed chances that defined Nebraska’s overtime loss to Illinois last fall have replayed ...

Dent is a lexicographer and TV presenter in Britain, where for more than two decades she’s been talking about words on the ...

”Guilty by Definition,” By Susie Dent. Publisher: Sourcebooks. 384 pages. $27.99.

In a rare address to military commanders on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stressed the importance of grooming ...

Susie Dent’s winning novel follows a team of lexicographers investigating cryptic letters related to a long-ago disappearance ...

Merriam-Webster took the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries. New words include ...

Attributed to longtime Anchorage resident Ken Sheppard, the term has changed with the times — and the temperatures.