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The Baltimore Sun's Frank Roylance reports the term "Snowmageddon" - which caught fire last February from use on this blog originating from a solicitation for storm names and an online vote - was added to Merriam-Webster online dictionary's "New Words and Slang" list.
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Merriam-Webster dictionary's defines treason as, "the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family or the betrayal of trust."
Dr. Faheem Younus: Don't Kill The Apostate Yosef Nadarkhani Dr. Faheem Younus 2011
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Only a matter of time before he brings The Saurus ( "the dictionary's cousin") along for help.
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Bierce facetiously ascribes the dictionary's cracked etymologies and glosses to such ludicrously named poetasters as Naramy Oof, Pobeter Dunk, Bogul S.
Lacerating Wit, Seasoned Cynic Bill Kauffman 2011
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Merriam-Webster dictionary's defines treason as, "the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family or the betrayal of trust."
Dr. Faheem Younus: Don't Kill The Apostate Yosef Nadarkhani Dr. Faheem Younus 2011
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Fiona McPherson, the dictionary's senior editor for new words, said manbag had met the test of time.
Grab Your 'Murse,' Pack a 'Mankini' And Don't Forget the 'Mewelry' Christina Passariello 2011
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One of the dictionary's definitions of authenticity is, undisputed credibility.
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Football fans will perhaps be unsurprised to learn that the vuvuzela, whose apian drone soundtracked yet another summer of hurt, has blared its way into the dictionary's pages.
Climate change and the vuvuzela leave mark on Oxford Dictionary of English 2010
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According to Merriam-Webster, the most searched-for word this year was "austerity," giving the economical noun the vaunted position of the dictionary's "Word of the Year" for 2010.
Austerity or refudiate: Will the real word of the year please stand up? Melissa Bell 2010
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One of the dictionary's definitions of authenticity is, undisputed credibility.
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