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  2. Lists of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year - Wikipedia

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    The Words of the Year usually reflect events that happened during the years the lists were published. For example, the Word of the Year for 2005, 'integrity', showed that the general public had an immense interest in defining this word amid ethics scandals in the United States government, corporations, and sports. [1]

  3. Word of the year - Wikipedia

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    Word of the year. The word (s) of the year, sometimes capitalized as " Word (s) of the Year " and abbreviated " WOTY " (or " WotY "), refers to any of various assessments as to the most important word (s) or expression (s) in the public sphere during a specific year. The German tradition, Wort des Jahres was started in 1971.

  4. Word of the Day - Wikipedia

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    See also. Spanish Word of the Day, a Sesame Street recurring segment. Word of the year, the most important word (s) or expression (s) in the public sphere during a specific year.

  5. Game of the Day: Word Roundup - AOL

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    Today's Game of the Day is a combination of a word search and a crossword puzzle. Unlike most word-find puzzles, in which the player knows what words they're searching for, Word Roundup gives ...

  6. Merriam-Webster - Wikipedia

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    merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries. It is the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. [1] In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts.

  7. Len Pennie - Wikipedia

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    Scots performer of the year 2021, poet laureate of the St Andrews Society of Los Angeles, 2020. Website. Twitter feed. Len Pennie is a Scottish poet and Scots language and mental-health advocate. [2] She became known on social media in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland for her "Scots word of the day" and poem (Scots: poyum) videos ...

  8. Day - Wikipedia

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    The word refers to various similarly defined ideas, such as: Full day. 24 hours (exactly) (a nychthemeron) A day counting approximation, for example "See you in three days." or "the following day" The full day covering both the dark and light periods, beginning from the start of the dark period or from a point near the middle of the dark period

  9. Names of the days of the week - Wikipedia

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    The words for Saturday through Wednesday contain the Bantu-derived Swahili words for "one" through "five". The word for Thursday, Alhamisi, is of Arabic origin and means "the fifth" (day). The word for Friday, Ijumaa, is also Arabic and means (day of) "gathering" for the Friday noon prayers in Islam.