2021 is at its end. The word 'vaccine' was chosen as the word of the year by Merriam Webster, while the dictionary also stated that interest in the word has been high ever since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Cambridge dictionary has chosen the word 'perseverance' as the word of the year 2021 due to a spike recorded …
Merriam-Webster's 2021 word of the year is, of course, 'vaccine' Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images In 2020, the Merriam-Webster dictionary selected "pandemic" as its word of the year. And lookups of "vaccine" jumped by 535% in August, which Merriam-Webster says is because "discussions about policy, approval, and vaccination rates — rather than the vaccine …
Word of the year 2021: The Oxford Dictionary has declared 'Vax' as the word of the year for the year 2021 due to its frequent usage throughout the year as medical breakthroughs happened around the world. According to 'a report into the language of vaccines' by Oxford Languages, the word 'vax' had appeared more than 72 times by September than …
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 29 demanded free COVID-19 vaccination for all Indians, and sent out a tweet with the dictionary meaning and usage of the word ‘free’ to stress his point. “free /friː/ adjective, adverb — costing nothing, or not needing to be paid for,” he wrote, and then went on to illustrate the usage of word “free” …