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Collins said it saw an increase of 6,000 percent in the usage of the word ‘lockdown’ from last year. However, the increased use of the word was not a cause for celebration but concern, it added The year 2020 saw the novel coronavirus driving the world towards a flurry of changes. According to The Guardian report, Collins saw an increase …
Collins Dictionary has declared ‘lockdown’ as its Word of the Year 2020 after it was used frequently due to the Covid-19 pandemic this year. Other shortlisted words for Collins Dictionary Word of the Year 2020 The dictionary had shortlisted 10 words in the run-up to select Word of the Year 2020. They were: Furlough key worker self-isolate social distancing coronavirus …
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