A.I. and spell-check make choices for writers. With real, physical dictionaries, writers are empowered to decide how to ...

The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is 45 letters: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. According to the OED, this synonym for silicosis was coined in the 1930s as a jab at ...

Be it asweddumized fields or mallung in a rice and curry meal, kiribath for a special occasion, sizzling kottu, scrumptious ...

Electronic database Mode of access: Intranet Title from database search page ; description based on screen of 2002-08-29 "First published 1997 as The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions"--Title ...

It’s the usual mixture of mayhem with real-life people (now too dead to defend themselves) and some fictional types and, at the heart of it all, amateur sleuth and plucky Canadian Savoy press officer ...

After 53 years compiling The Observer’s beloved weekly Azed crossword, Jonathan Crowther is going monthly. He tells us about the art of the perfect clue and the community of puzzlers ...

A Victoria-born word is among the latest additions to A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles. Created in 1967, ...

Editors’ Association of Canada members are beavering away on a replacement for the outdated Canadian Oxford Dictionary. They’re up to Q. Photo via Shutterstock.