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For crossword fans, students, readers, writers, or anyone with a
voracity for language—a year of new words from the editors at Merriam-Webster, America's most respected dictionary. Contemporary words (
Cybrarian—a person whose job it is to find, collect, and manage information that is available on the World Wide Web). Mythological words (
Lamia—a female demon: vampire). Cultural words (
Götterdämmerung—a collapse, as of a society or regime, marked by catastrophic violence and disorder). Playful words (
Yawp—to make a raucous noise: squeak), and more. Each entry includes a definition, pronunciation, word history, and sample sentence.
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For
inveterate word buffs
Give your vocabulary a boost with a year of great new words to know—including definition, pronunciation, word history and sample sentence—from Merriam Webster, America's most respected dictionary. The contemporary (
cybrarian), the literary (
John Barleycorn), the playful (
bumbershoot), the simply good-to-know (
impresario). Indulge your
voracity for language.
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