Word Of The Year
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What’s real and isn’t? Merriam-Webster’s word of the year authentic reflects it’s difficult to tell
What is authentic? No one really knows and generative artificial intelligence is making it even more difficult to tell.
Roger J Kreuz, The Conversation
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‘Samvidhaan’, or Constitution, is Oxford’s Hindi Word of the Year for 2019
During the year, the Indian Constitution ‘in a way, truly became a people’s document, given to the people by the people’, said Oxford University Press.
Scroll Staff
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The phrase ‘Naya Pakistan’ has existed since 2013 – now, it’s a movement, a dream, an insult
Almost a household phrase, ‘Naya Pakistan’ doesn’t simply mean a new Pakistan. It’s got much deeper, rather circumstantial connotations.
Anam Hussain, Dawn.com
Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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View from Nepal: India’s reaction to new currency note betrays patronising outlook to its neighbour
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‘The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction’ makes you rethink pre-conceptions about the genre
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Aadhaar is Oxford Dictionaries’ Hindi Word of the Year for 2017
‘Mitron’, ‘notebandi’ and ‘gau rakshak’ were also considered.
Scroll Staff
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‘Complicit’ is Dictionary.com’s word of the year
The first time searches for the word spiked this year was when actor Scarlett Johansson used it while seeming to mock Ivanka Trump in an advertisement.
Scroll Staff
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The world’s words of the year show us how dark and surreal 2016 has been
All over the world, people are trying to boil down their experiences of 2016 into a single word. The results speak for themselves.
Philip Seargeant, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Brexit is the word of the year after a 3,400% surge in its usage: Collins Dictionary
Nine other new words that were added are 'Trumpism', 'sharenting' and 'mic drop'.
Scroll Staff
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From development to intolerance: The NDA government's journey in two words
If 'development' was the magic word fielded by the BJP in 2014, 'intolerance' was the undoing of that idea.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Signs of our times: Why emoji can be even more powerful than words
The Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year is causing a bit of a stir – probably because it's not a word at all.
Vyvyan Evans, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema