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'Surreal' trumps 'fascism' as Merriam-Webster's 2016 word of the year

Written By Unknown on Monday, December 19, 2016 | 6:04 AM

  • Dictionary publisher had appealed for readers to stop rise of ‘fascism’
  • Editor: ‘Surreal is one of the words most searched after tragedy’

Merriam-Webster has succeeded in its attempt to stop “fascism” being named its word of the year: the dictionary publisher’s word of 2016 is “surreal”.

Related: Stop 'fascism' becoming word of the year, urges US dictionary

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