'Feminism' Is Merriam-Webster's 2017 Word of the Year

Late Monday night, Merriam-Webster announced its pick for 2017's word of the year: Feminism.

"2017 saw both a sustained rise in 'feminism' lookups and a number of event-driven spikes," the dictionary's official Twitter account shared. "'Feminism' is our #WordOfTheYear."

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