Cambridge Dictionary names ‘Hallucinate’ Word of the Year 2023

A new definition of ‘hallucinate’ was one of many AI-related updates to the Cambridge Dictionary in 2023.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 15, 2023 ~8 min

Cambridge Dictionary names 'homer' Word of the Year 2022

Homer, an informal American English word for a home run in baseball, is Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year 2022, thanks to Wordle.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 17, 2022 ~3 min


Cambridge Dictionary names 'perseverance' Word of the Year 2021

Perseverance, a word which captures the undaunted will of people across the world to never give up, despite the many challenges of the last twelve months, is

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 17, 2021 ~3 min

Cambridge Dictionary names 'quarantine’ Word of the Year 2020

‘Quarantine’ has defeated 'lockdown' and 'pandemic' to be crowned Word of the Year 2020 after data showed it to be one of the most highly searched for on the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 24, 2020 ~4 min

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