Most words of the year are coronavirus-related, including coronavirus, lockdown, circuit-breaker, support bubbles, keyworkers, furlough and face masks.
The 10th edition of the dictionary, which was launched on Friday, has 384 Indian English words and incorporates over 1,000 new words such as chatbot, fake news and microplastic.
According to the Oxford dictionaries, the word has been derived from Sanskrit and is used today to symbolise women "taking charge of their lives".
After ‘youthquake’ winning the title last year, Oxford Dictionary declares ‘Toxic’ as the Word Of the Year 2018.
Book Trends: This year, in 2018, people have been using 'toxic' to describe a vast array of things, situations, concerns, and events.
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