Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com on Monday announced “pandemic” as their word of the year. "Pandemic" is the Word of the Year for both Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.

'Pandemic': The word of the year for Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com

It's been a year of many firsts, and to add to the list, for the first time ever Oxford English Dictionary has been unable to choose one 'word of the year'. Every year, the Oxford English Dictionary chooses a 'word of the year' on the basis of the frequency of the usage of the word.

'Lockdown', 'Coronavirus', 'Mail-in' and more: Oxford English Dictionary fails to pick one 'word of the year'

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'Pandemic': The word of the year for Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com

'Lockdown', 'Coronavirus', 'Mail-in' and more: Oxford English Dictionary fails to pick one 'word of the year'