The word junta originates from Spanish, meaning “meeting” or “committee”. The term was widely used in 16th-Century Spain to refer to various government advisory committees as a junta. In 1808, ...

This Italian word means a hot wind from the Sahara Desert, symbolic of the studio's intent to introduce fresh, new winds into the animation industry. Miyazaki, who has a profound fascination with ...

Gigil is a new word recently added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The word originates from the Tagalog language, and according to psychologists, it means the ... slang term describing a person ...

Story continues below this ad The word ‘ghibli’ is Italian for “hot wind blowing ... questions of creativity and ownership have also emerged. Questions on what it means for a studio to have a ...

The OED also acknowledged the influence of Mandarin and Cantonese with the inclusion of tapau, meaning "to package, or wrap up, food to take away." (File)(AP) The word functions as both a noun and ...

New words from around the world have been added to the Oxford Dictionary as they have become so commonplace in the English language. These terms are 'untranslatable', meaning they do not have an ...

By Gina Cherelus Need a word to emphasize that intense feeling that comes from bearing witness to a beautiful, doll-like baby? Or a term to refer to the overwhelming urge to pinch or squeeze a ...

THIS dictionary, in which the French equivalent is given for words and terms used in English medical science will be particularly valuable to French practitioners and students of medicine.

A nurse has stirred emotions as she shares the final words of a patient who passed away despite a successful medical procedure. The medic took to her TikTok page to share the heart-wrenching words in ...

For students pursuing medical studies in the US, Match Day marks a significant moment. Match Day comes at the end of Match Week, which began on Monday, March 17. The week ends on Friday with Match Day ...

The New York Giants finally added a veteran quarterback on Friday, agreeing to terms with former Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 overall selection in the 2015 NFL draft, Jameis Winston ...