The word of the year refers to the most important word or expression in the public sphere during a specific year. Merriam-Webster lists the ten-word lists published annually by the dictionary-publishing company. The Australian National Dictionary Centre has announced a Word Of The Year each since 2006.
About Word of the year in brief
The word of the year refers to the most important word or expression in the public sphere during a specific year. The German tradition, Wort des Jahres was started in 1971. The American Dialect Society’s Word of the Year is the oldest English-language version, and the only one that is announced after the end of the calendar year, determined by a vote of independent linguists. The Australian National Dictionary Centre has announced a Word Of The Year each since 2006. The Collins English Dictionary has announced its Word of The Year every year since 2013. Merriam-Webster lists the ten-word lists published annually by the dictionary-publishing company. The word is not required to be new to feature, but the appearance of words in the list is often supported by usage statistics and cross-reference against Collins’ extensive corpus to understand how language may have changed or developed in the previous year.
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