The 1944 thriller 'Gaslight' gave rise to a useful new word that describes coercive, toxic relationships in personal life and ...

Some words, like ‘motel,’ ‘brunch,’ and ‘sitcom,’ are obvious portmanteaux. But the portmanteaux on this list are undercover.

PARIS -- French maritime authorities pulled the bodies of two migrants from the English Channel on Wednesday, pushing the count of dead and missing in French waters so far this year above 50.

French maritime authorities report 2 migrant deaths in English Channel, pushing total so far this year above 50 dead ...

In Old English, the word man was a general word for people. The word for man as in male was wer. Wer really only survives in ...

Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over how to describe their impact on ...

Ordinations were halted by the Vatican in June 2022 following a fraternal visit to the diocese by Archbishop (now Cardinal) ...

Dictionary Day on October 16 celebrates the birth of Noah Webster, an American writer who was born in 1758. Webster is best-known for publishing the first dictionary in 1806, which he continued to ...

Former President Donald Trump waxed poetic about his love for tariffs — including his love for the word itself.

When his microphone when silent, Trump paced around the stage while the audience did the wave and chanted "fight, fight, ...

A new biography, “The Brothers Grimm” by Ann Schmiesing, explores the lives of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and how they created ...

Vague or technical terms can be challenging, even more so when it comes to Indigenous languages that have only limited ...