Collins Dictionary says "lockdown" is word of the year for 2020

23ABC News 2020-11-11

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Collins Dictionary has declared the word of the year as "lockdown". The publication said the use of the word went up 6,000% from 2019 to 2020. Other words making the top 10 were Coronavirus, social distancing, self-isolate and furlough.
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