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- What's new: as our lexicographers monitor the language developments related to Covid-19, 21 words, sub-entries, and revisions have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary in an additional update, including self-isolation, flatten the curve, and social distancing.
- New article: with great social change comes great linguistic change. Read about some of the new entries to the Oxford English Dictionary in an article by Executive Editor Bernadette Paton.