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WTF, more than 1,700 new words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary

By Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 28, 2015

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"Whatever they do or are, all of them are members of this vibrant, expanding language we share," Emily Brewster, associate editor at Merriam-Webster, wrote May 26. "And now they're part of Merriam-Webster Unabridged too."

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