The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee is examining and recommending a new definition for Long COVID. Federal Government, Clinicians, Employers, and Others Should Adopt ...

The world is being flooded with perhaps unfamiliar words and phrases in coverage of COVID-19, the newly discovered coronavirus — starting with the very word "coronavirus." (see below for definition).

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The Cambridge Dictionary recently updated its entries for “man” and “woman” to include transgender people – the latest dictionary to broaden its lexicon to reflect evolving language around gender. A ...