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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: lexicon

lexicon stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - A humorous glossary, or lexicon of despair? Labels used to describe women's bodies at a certain age "can seem as offensive as teenage behaviour, prompting a need for strict control," Sarah Hampson writes in the Globe & Mail:
  • The Bitch Wrinkle: "Also known as Chapter
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 Dictionary Gives 
 Rare Words 
 One Last Chance 

Apodiectic use could save niddering and oppugnant

Oct 4, 08 8:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Collins English Dictionary is giving rarely used words a last chance before they are dumped from the new edition, Time reports. Language lovers were outraged at plans to  exuviate (shed) words like oppugnant (combative), so the editors have made public a list of 24 candidates for deletion. If the... More »

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language • English • dictionary • words • lexicon

Eat, Drink, Be Merry With Dictionary's Newest Adds

Invite a 'pescatarian'
to your 'infinity pool'

Jul 7, 08 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Merriam-Webster dictionary has added nearly 100 new words based on frequency of use in the American lexicon, the AP reports. "If somebody is using it to convey a specific idea and that idea is successfully conveyed in that word, it's ready to go in the dictionary," said... More »

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Merriam Webster • dictionary • words • lexicon • definitions

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