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Young World
Thicker and better
COMPILED BY NIMI KURIAN
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Galley proof: Adding the word “ginormous”.
It might make a “ginormous” difference only to language purists but the U.S. publisher Merriam-Webster has added about 100 words to its Collegiate Dictionary. “Ginormous” is a word meaning humongous that made it into the 11th edition of the dictionary printed by the Massachusetts publisher. Merriam-Webster updates its Collegiate Dictionary every year with a number of new words, senses, and variants. The company said on its website that ginormous
220;has undeniably proven its true staying power”. A few others that made this year’s version are “smackdown” — a noun meaning the act of knocking down or bringing down an opponent; “speed dating” — an event at which each participant converses individually with all the prospective partners for a few minutes in order to select those with whom dates are desired; and “sudoku” — a popular Japanese numbers puzzle.
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