January 2018 Content Update
The American Heritage Dictionary editorial staff is pleased to announce that the most recent round of revisions and additions has been incorporated into our online dictionary at ahdictionary.com ! All of these revisions and additions will also be included in the AHD app’s next update.
During the last nine months, the dictionary staff and consultants have reviewed over 2,000 entries and revised over 1,000 entries, including the addition of over 200 words and senses.
New words and senses include:
cryptocurrency
framboise
postapocalyptic
rando
Revisions include:
the styling of cellphone as a single word (although cell phone is still an acceptable variant)
the pronunciation of quinoa
Updated usage notes include:
author
banal
comparable
If you’re interested in the history of words, you’ll want to check out the expanded etymologies at these entries:
calendula
kurgan
melisma
vapor
In the weeks to come, we’ll be posting essays about particular revisions and additions that we’re adding this week. In the meantime, we encourage you to check out the entries for the words shown above!
Thank you for visiting the American Heritage Dictionary at ahdictionary.com
PS: You also can see the other changes between new version and older version at www.pdawiki.com/forum/thread-22791-1-1.html
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