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The Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words - with beamer, bummer and tattie scone among 13 new entries ...
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several uniquely Sri Lankan words to its June 2025 update, OED.com has said.Among the new entries is “asweddumise”, meaning to prepare land for paddy ...
The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that no less than 13 Scottish words have been added to this year's edition. And it wouldn't be Scotland without the majority of the new additions referring ...
The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that it is adding 11 very Australian terms to its pages including one new AFL phrase. The new additions will join an ever-growing list of Aussie phrases ...
THIS is so far the best of the smaller and cheaper English dictionaries that comparison seems almost ludicrous. We have a book of nearly 1500 pages, well printed and stoutly bound, for seven and ...
Coins found by a metal detectorist which were minted in Oxford during the English Civil War are now up for auction.
The effectiveness of a treatment for severe seizures has been confirmed by an Oxford study.
The one thing that always seemed uniquely human was the ability to be a smart aleck.
A PBS campaign is urging viewers to contact Congress in support of federal funding for public broadcasting.
Governor Sanders has named a new Secretary of the Department of Human Services (DHS).
Putnam's replacement will be Janet Mann, one of her top deputies at DHS and currently the director of Arkansas's Medicaid program.
Tiger mines once thrived near today's Mammoth First, gold and silver, then bustling site helped the war effort ...