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The suffix "ism" is photographed in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, in New York, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015.(Richard Drew/AP)
The suffix "ism" is photographed in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, in New York, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015.(Richard Drew/AP)

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has announced its latest additions to the online dictionary, including 'embiggened,' 'hate-watch,' 'bandwidth' and 'subtweet.'

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Peter Sokolowski, editor-at-large of Merriam-Webster Dictionary. He tweets @petersokolowski.

This segment aired on March 6, 2018.

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