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SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriam-Webster Inc., America's leading dictionary publisher, has announced the Top Ten Words of the Year. Based on the volume of user lookups at Merriam-Webster.com, this list sheds light on topics and ideas that sparked the nation's interest in 2012. Two words, socialism and capitalism, share the top spot due to discussion and debate around the presidential election. Socialism saw its largest lookup spikes during coverage of...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriam-Webster announces that America's most trusted and useful dictionary is now available as a Windows Store app. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/merriam-webster-announces-dictionary-app-for-windows-8-175800631.html "It's been a privilege to work with Microsoft for the launch of Windows 8," says John M. Morse, President and Publisher of...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Merriam-Webster announced the release of its new SCRABBLE Dictionary app--the ultimate resource for SCRABBLE play--as part of an agreement in principle with Hasbro, Inc. Determining the acceptability of a word will be easier than ever with this new mobile app, now available for iPhone and iPad. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120828/NE64254) The SCRABBLE Dictionary app is based on the best-selling Official...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriam-Webster has released its list of new words being added to the 2012 update of Merriam Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, and the list provides a revealing look at American culture. Words from cutting-edge science (copernicium, a new chemical element) and pop culture (man cave) and words elevated by foodies (gastropub) are among the latest additions to America's best-selling dictionary, available now in print and online at...
WATERBURY and STORRS, Conn., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Bank, the University of Connecticut, and IMG College today announced a major relationship agreement making Webster Bank "The Official Bank of UConn." The partnership spans all UConn constituencies including more than 200,000 alumni, 28,000 students, and all sports. The unique partnership for the first time encompasses all aspects of the University, including Athletics and the Alumni Association, and integrates...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriam-Webster Inc., America's leading dictionary publisher, has announced the Top Ten Words of the Year for 2011. The list reflects the interests and attitudes of visitors from around the world to Merriam-Webster.com and LearnersDictionary.com and is determined by the volume of user look-ups on those sites. Topping the list is pragmatic, meaning "practical as opposed to idealistic," which received an unprecedented number of user...
Whether you love the "Harry Potter" series or despise it, there may be a psychological explanation behind your opinion. Russell Webster, Kansas State University doctoral student in psychology, Sherwood, Ill., recently discovered that people experience fantasy differently, which explains why some people enjoy it more than others. According to Webster's research, people participate in fantasy at different levels of cognitive and emotional intensity, which helps determine how much they...
WATERBURY, Conn., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Bank has been ranked as one of the Top Workplaces in western Connecticut by the Connecticut Post in Bridgeport, The News-Times in Danbury, The Advocate in Stamford and the Greenwich Time, based on the results of an employee survey administered by a third party. Webster was honored as one of the top 10 organizations in the "large companies" category, which included firms with 250 or more employees. It was the only bank that made the...
Log on to Twitter and spread the news--"tweet" has been added to the dictionary! "Used as both a noun and a verb, the word describing a post made on the online Twitter message service is among more than 100 new terms revealed Thursday" by the Massachusetts-based publishers of the American version of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Stephanie Reitz of the Associated Press reported in an article on Friday. "Even if people had no interest or possible chance of getting a...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In yet another sign of our era's communications revolution, social media has found a home in this year's update of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, giving word watchers everywhere something to tweet about. Social media and tweet are just two of over 150 new words and definitions that have been added to America's best-selling dictionary in 2011, available now in print and online at Merriam-Webster.com. "From the dramatic events...
