Social media users claimed that the word "freelance" comes from a term for a mercenary warrior. "A literal free lance," one X user mused.

Several three-syllable English words, like "caramel," "jewelry" and "Realtor," are pronounced as having just two syllables, ...

A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s ...

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If you need some proof of the struggle look no further than Dictionary.com's word of the year: Complicit. On Monday the online dictionary announced that the not-so-reassuring adjective is 2017's ...

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word truculent comes from the Latin word trux, meaning “savage” or “fierce.” ...

Adolescence tells the harrowing tale of Jamie Miller, a regular thirteen-year-old boy who is arrested and subsequently convicted of murdering a female classmate.