Dictionary.com revises definitions to eliminate prejudiced language
by Alison Flood from World news | The Guardian on (#57KJM)
Leading online reference announces more than 15,000 changes, intended to foreground people over clinical language
Dictionary.com is making major changes to more than 15,000 of its definitions, from capitalising Black to updating entries about sexual orientation, aiming to foreground people over clinical language".
On Tuesday the website, which with 70m monthly users describes itself as the world's leading digital dictionary, released what it called its largest ever update.
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