Lugubrious, derived from the Latin \"lugere\" meaning \"to mourn,\" describes an exaggerated or theatrical sadness. This word ...

Discover the power of 'omniscient,' a word signifying complete knowledge. Originating from Latin, it describes an all-knowing ...

Gary Larson and Doug Peterson have outmaneuvered us.

The Madras High Court has recently held that once a resolution plan is approved under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, ...

The word 'retarded' was once an accepted medical term before it became an insult, was gradually phased out, and has now been revived by Musk and Trump ...

Overview: Today’s Strands puzzle focuses on compliments, making word discovery fun and uplifting.Using starting letters and ...

According to Oxford, the term "rage bait" was first used online in 2002 in reference to the reaction of a driver who is flashed at by another driver requesting to pass them. The phrase then evolved ...

Objective To quantify the time lag between biomedical articles and the studies they describe as “recent,” a term widely used to imply timeliness despite rarely reflecting the actual age of the cited ...

From geopolitics to planetary emergency, from pandemic to internet culture, the Oxford Word of the Year has been a thing of global attention ...

The latest OED update shows how quickly language changes as new cultures, online trends and everyday expressions enter global ...

It shouldn't come as a surprise that the Oxford Dictionary has named "rage bait" its Word of the Year. The quantity of ...

After using the word 'monkeys' during a police parade, Captain Henrietta du Preez faced dismissal but later won R80,000 in ...