Merriam-Webster Names
‘Pandemic’ Word of the Year.
The dictionary publisher announced
its 2020 word of the year on Monday.
Often the big news story has a technical word that's associated with..
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In a year filled with unexpected events, here’s one that won’t surprise, Merriam-Webster declares “pandemic” as 2020’s word of the year. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
Merriam-Webster is naming pandemic its word of the year.
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