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The edition of the dictionary in 1979 with Patrick Hanks as editor and Laurence Urdang as editorial director, was the first British English dictionary to be typeset from the output from a computer database in a specified format. This meant that every aspect of an entry was handled by a different editor using different forms or templates. Once all the entries for an entry had been assembled, they were passed on to be keyed into the slowly assembled dictionary database which was completed for the typesetting of the first edition.[citation needed]

Drawn from the Collins Corpus, the largest in the world with more than 4.5 billion words, and combined with a selection of emerging words submitted by the public on collinsdictionary.com, the Collins English Dictionary is a snapshot of real English as it is spoken today around the world.

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Generally, the more frequently a word is used, the more likely it is to be included in the dictionary. Other factors are considered though, such as how widespread its use is, whether it can be found in multiple sources, and how long it is likely to stay around for.

Can I challenge a decision?

We regret that we cannot enter into detailed discussions of why individual suggestions for the dictionary are accepted or rejected. However, to guide you when you make submissions, please note that certain categories of word may not meet our criteria for inclusion.

Why are there words in Scrabble that are not in the dictionary?

The Scrabble wordlist and Collins English Dictionary are revised independently and at different timescales. Collins English Dictionary directly feeds into the Scrabble wordlist as the main source of new words. Collins is the only official publisher of Scrabble wordlists and dictionaries worldwide, excluding North America.

What is special about this latest edition?

It is the largest single-volume English dictionary in print in terms of references, 722,000 words, meanings and phrases, outstripping The Oxford Dictionary of English and The Chambers Dictionary.

What is the difference between the online dictionary and the printed version?

Mostly cosmetic layout differences, the content matches for this edition though the online version is updated much more frequently.

Collins Dictionary acknowledged the U.S. president popularized "fake news" over the past year, but said it first started to be used on U.S. television in the noughties. American dictionary Merriam Webster estimates the term's etymological roots go back to the 19th century, citing headlines using the expression as early as 1890.

The adjective applied to disposable plastic products has been named the dictionary's 2018 word of the year. Collins says use of the term has risen fourfold since 2013, as pollution climbs the political agenda.

"MeToo" also makes the list released Wednesday. The dictionary says the campaign against sexual harassment and abuse has become part of the language in phrases such as "the MeToo era" and "MeToo moment."

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