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Word of year is 'lockdown'
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A woman crosses the empty square in front of Riga Cathedral in Latvia on Nov 9, 2020.
PHOTO: AFP
Collins Dictionary has selected "lockdown" as the Word of the Year in 2020 because it has become synonymous with the experience of populations across the world. Other new words that made it to the online edition of the English dictionary include "BLM", "TikToker" and "Mukbang".