Lists: “Gray Literature” One of Several New Words and Senses Added to 2007 Update of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition

Info pros will be interested to note that “gray literature” is one the new words added.

New additions include:
+ Bollywood
+ ginormous
+ IED
+ Perfect Storm
+ RPG
+ smackdown
+ speed dating
+ viewshed

More in this AP story.

Source: M-W

See Also: About Two Weeks Ago Posted about New Words Added to the Oxford English Dictionary
Words included:
+ argh
+ Brooklynite
+ chill pill
+ digibox
+ to-do

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