Canadian English Dictionary

Canada's first new general dictionary of English in two decades. Developed by a not-for-profit consortium including @editorscanada, @ubc, and @queensu.

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Can you get this week's #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check out our next post for the answer.

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This week’s #CEDPhraseOfTheWeek is quick off the mark! It's perfect for describing someone who doesn’t just respond promptly, but seems to have a head start on everyone else. Love them or hate, these people are on top of things.

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Can you get this week’s #CEDPhraseOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.

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And an unofficial fourth definition: the thing you type into Google hoping the internet knows more than you do.
#CEDWordOfTheWeek

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Can you figure out the puzzle and get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Use all of the letters to get the word of the week, but comment what other words you can make as well!

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This week's #CEDWordOfTheWeek is... well... it's questionable.

No no the word is not a cause for concern! The word is questionable!

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Did we leave enough letters for you to guess this week's #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check out our next post for the answer.

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Basil, our ambassador from the Strathy Language Unit at Queen's, is here with our word game of the week. He's wondering how many words you can make with the letters in Basil?

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Canadianisms can provide a wonderful metaphor for the state of the world. Next time you are feeling overwhelmed and someone asks "how's it going?" you can respond, "Life feels like a quaking bog."

#Canada #language

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Running stitches and fabrics meet,
Neighbours gather, chatter sweet.
Young hands help, old stories flow,
A patterned dance from long ago.
Basting, binding, needles at play,
Cloth and company share the day.

(definition from Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles)

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There was much metaphorical ink spilled over the definition and considerations of "Queen Charlotte Islands caribou" and there is more work to be done. This is the beauty of sharing our progress as we work to build an inclusive #Canadian dictionary.

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The opposite of rise and grind, this week's #cedwordoftheweek means doing only the minimum amount of work that your job requires.

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Hint: this phrase is the opposite of “rise and grind”

Can you get this week’s #CEDPhraseOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.

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Our word of the week is a 9-letter adjective starting with “Q,” that could be used to describe the following scenes:

- A lake at dawn, glassy and mirror-like, undisturbed.
- A dormant volcano, serene and silent.
- Winter fields, blanketed in snow, heavy with stillness.

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Can you get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.

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I’m armour for rodents, a risk in the wild,
Yet poets and scribes, their writing I've styled.
A prickly protector, a pen by design,
What am I, where nature and ink do align?

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Can you get this week’s #CEDWordOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.

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It's a concept, a measure of cheer,
Not counted in time, or money, or beer.
When your weekends have zing,
And your workdays don't sting,
Then you’re winning at life, here here!

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Can you get this week’s #CEDPhraseOfTheWeek? Comment your guess below and check Wednesday’s post for the answer.

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Pop quiz! What familiar phrase meaning “very fast” links Irene Cara’s song about an ambitious dancer, Queen’s anthem for a lightning-speed hero, Parliament’s funk command to "turn it on", and a Rolling Stones album named for a split-second in time?