Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Authentic: Merriam-Webster's word of the year
First published by Noah Webster in 1828, An American Dictionary of the
English Language was the first American unabridged dictionary and the source of
all Merriam-Webster dictionaries. Since 2003, Merriam-Webster has been publishing
the Words of the Year list each year that contains the ten most looked-up words
in the Online Dictionary. Some examples of the most searched word of the year
are, “democracy” in 2003, “bailout” in 2008 (financial crisis), “science” in
2013, “justice” in 2018, “pandemic” in 2020, and “vaccine in 2022. This year, “authentic”
was the word most looked up in the dictionary. The word has a number of
meanings, such as not false, real, actual, and true. The search seems to have
been driven by AI, celebrity culture, and social media. Not surprisingly, “deepfake”
(AI), “coronation” (Charles), and “indict” (Trump) were also on the top list.
Enjoy reading the learning about the words people were interested in
this year.
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