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07 December 2005

Podcast: A real word, after all

No longer just a buzzword, "podcast" has now officially become a word. And not just any word. The New Oxford American Dictionary has declared it Word of the Year. "Podcast was considered for inclusion last year," Editor-in-Chief Erin McKean told the BBC. "But we found that not enough people were using it, or were even familiar with the concept. This year it's a completely different story."

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