The word "discombobulated" entered the dictionary in the early 19th century, specifically in 1834.
No, "yolking" is not a word. The correct word is "yoking," which means to join or connect together.
The word "joke" entered the English language in the late 17th century, around the year 1670. It was borrowed from the Latin word "jocus," which means jest or playful remark.
A comma is generally used before "which" in non-restrictive clauses, but not when it introduces a restrictive clause. As for dates, it is common to include a comma after the year when it is followed by additional information in a sentence.
The root word for "year" is "yeār" which comes from the Old English word "gear" meaning "cycle of the sun."
A migrant is a person who moves from one place to another, typically to find work or better living conditions. It can also refer to animals that move from one region to another at different times of the year.
No, Floor Talk was not nominated for the 2009 Macquarie Online Dictionary Word of the Year.
'Vape' was the Oxford English Dictionaries' word of the year in 2014.
Because words get added to the dictionary and become actual words every year, so if your 2008 Oxford Dictionary has the word "odd" and your 2002 Oxford Dictionary didn't it was simply because the 2008 one was a newer version. By the way, that was only an example. E.
1n 1984 according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
Upon researching a number of online dictionaries it has been found that the word "conforama" is not a word that is currently in the dictionary. Further research has shown that the only mention of the word was a furniture store that is located in Paris, France.
"Truthiness" is a word coined by comedian Stephen Colbert; it describes something that is felt in the gut or in the heart to be true, but not necessarily borne out by fact or logic. Even though the word "truthiness" was an archaic form of the word "truth," found in the Oxford English Dictionary and The Century Dictionary, since it was not used in the way that Colbert used it, it is considered a new word. The word caught on quickly and in 2005 the American Dialect Society named truthiness its word of the year. Merriam-Webster named it the word of the year and entered it in its dictionary in 2006.
The word "dinosaur" was first added to the dictionary in 1841. Sir Richard Owen coined the term to describe the prehistoric reptiles he had been studying.
The word ''hallowing'' is not entered in any dictionary available. In fact, the word closest to it is ''Halloween'' which is a holiday celebrated on October 31st every year.
No, "yolking" is not a word. The correct word is "yoking," which means to join or connect together.
The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (11th edition -- the most recent) dates it from 1780.
either tangerine or Croatian...depends on the type of dictionary. did you know that when you eat celery your body treats it as a disease and eliminates it? hence the fact that you gain nothing from eating celery. except for the fact that you have projectile diarrhea for about a year...or is that just me <3
The first dictionary was published in 1755 on the 15th of April