Among its other additions are 'bitcoin,' 'cake pop' and 'space tourism.' Aug. 28, 2013— -- Dictionaries can have personalities too. The Oxford English Dictionary, which only recently accepted ...

Language purists might be surprised to learn that the pre-eminent scholars of English aren’t railing against the ways our word usage is changing, but are actually meticulously documenting it instead.

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From endearing words like ‘Abba’ and ’Anna’ to Indian delicacies like ‘gulab jamun’ and ‘vada’ can now be found in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). As per the latest list of inclusions, 70 new ...

Creators of the world’s most trusted dictionaries, Oxford University Press, have been busy updating their children’s dictionaries and thesauruses, and the brand new books – for both early and middle ...