There are 600,000 words in the Oxford English Dictionary, proof of the astonishing richness of the English language. ... adding about 4,000 words a year.

Of course, it's impossible to provide an exact number of words in English, since new words are being added to the dictionary, and falling out of use, pretty much constantly. But what's an ...

Figuring out how many words there are in the English language is complicated for a number of reasons. Let’s start with its roots. How the English Language Was Made; Making Sense of Senses; ...

With approximately 170,000 words currently in use and an additional 47,000 considered obsolete, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, it's no wonder we're always learning something new.

More than 4,000 words have been collated in a newly published dictionary of Yorkshire dialect terms. From abbeystead , external to yower , external - a term for a sheep's udder - it features words ...