As a new coronavirus creates a crisis unprecedented in our lifetimes, there’s also been upheaval in our language.
TMC News has compiled a list of terms that are important to understanding the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’re not alone in our efforts to define and differentiate. On March 18, 2020, Merriam-Webster made an unscheduled update to its dictionary in response to the pandemic and those new words are denoted in red.
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As a new coronavirus creates a crisis unprecedented in our lifetimes, there’s also been upheaval in our language.
TMC News has compiled a list of terms that are important to understanding the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’re not alone in our efforts to define and differentiate. On March 18, 2020, Merriam-Webster made an unscheduled update to its dictionary in response to the pandemic and those new words are denoted in red.