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It’s a new chapter for Dictionary.com. The online dictionary added 566 new words to its database Wednesday, as well as 348 new definitions for existing entries and 2,256 revised definitions. The new ...

Lexicography – the art and science of dictionary-making – and semantics – the study of meaning in language – are intertwined disciplines that illuminate how words are organised, defined and used.