NEW YORK -- This may or may not come as a surprise: Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2017 is "feminism." Yes, it's been a big year or two or 100 for the word. In 2017, searches for feminism ...

In 2017, lookups for "feminism" increased 70 percent over 2016 on Merriam-Webster.com and spiked several times after key events. By The Associated Press This may or may not come as a surprise: Merriam ...

We're into December, which means all kinds of folks are pronouncing their nominations for "Word of the Year." And in a nod to Dictionary.com's just-revealed choice, you could say our Faith Salie is ...

Every year, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary distinguishes one word that received increased attention and interest throughout the year. There's no disputing that a lot has happened in 2017, giving the ...

This year has been jam-packed with news from politics to culture to technology. Guest host Ray Suarez speaks with linguist Ben Zimmer about this year's frontrunners for the American Dialect Society's ...

NEW YORK -- This may or may not come as a surprise: Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2017 is "feminism." Yes, it's been a big year or two or 100 for the word. In 2017, lookups for feminism ...

NEW YORK — This may or may not come as a surprise: Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2017 is "feminism." Yes, it's been a big year or two or 100 for the word. In 2017, lookups for feminism ...

For many, 2017 was a year that defied definition, but that didn’t stop the wordsmiths at Merriam-Webster from looking for deeper meaning in the events of the past 12 months. After measuring which ...