Gigil: The new word in the dictionary for overwhelming cuteness
Ever found yourself speechless in the presence of overwhelming cuteness, like your baby nephew or the cat video you saw on ...
Creating New Language When Our Own Isn’t Enough
When words fail them, creative writers imagine entirely new ones. Author Patti Callahan Henry explains fake languages, ...
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From 'alamak' to 'gigil' - the new 'untranslatable' words added to the Oxford Dictionary, but can YOU guess what they mean?
New words from around the world have been added to the Oxford Dictionary as they have become so commonplace in the English language. These terms are 'untranslatable', meaning they do not have an ...
In the Calls of Bonobos, Scientists Hear Hints of Language
Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs. But some ...
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Decoding 'gigil': One of the new words added to Oxford Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several "untranslatable" words, including 'gigil,' a Tagalog term describing intense cuteness. These new words, from diverse global regions ...
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Alamak, Mat Rempit & 10 Other Malaysian Words Added To The Oxford English Dictionary
In a new dictionary entry, an example sentence reads: "Amazing landing amidst heavy wind! Wah, so terror lah." ...
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Understanding root words
Find out what a root word is and how to identify the parts of a word. Work out the meaning of new vocabulary using the building blocks of words. See how root words can help your spelling.