In its batch of updated words for September, 2019, the world-famous Merriam-Webster dictionary added more than 530 new words, as well as a new use case for the word they, which can now also be used as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Merriam-Webster has updated its dictionary with an additional definition of “they” reflecting the word’s increased usage as a ...

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Merriam-Webster announced on Tuesday that its definition of "they" would include its usage as a singular pronoun for gender-nonbinary people. The singular "they" has become an increasingly common ...

The word “they,” increasingly used as a nonbinary gender pronoun, is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year, the dictionary announced Tuesday, noting that searches for the personal pronoun on its site ...

Merriam-Webster has added over 500 words, phrases and abbreviations to the dictionary, but one new definition for the word 'they' is causing a stir. We have another story now about the power of words.

Merriam-Webster's announced over 530 new words to be added to the pages of its dictionary on Tuesday. Among them are an updated definition of "they" to include nonbinary individuals. From the press ...

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Merriam-Webster has officially added the nonbinary pronoun "they" as an entry in its dictionary. Merriam-Webster announced Tuesday that the word "they" can be used to refer to a single person whose ...

Merriam-Webster announced Tuesday that they added more than 530 new words to the dictionary. Some classics made the cut, including "dad joke" and "tallboy" as a reference to a can of beer. But one ...

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Merriam-Webster's dictionary is adding a new entry to the definition of the pronoun “they”: a way to refer to a nonbinary individual, one who identifies as neither exclusively male nor female.