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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is Oxford’s 2019 Word of the Year?
A
Post-truth
B
Youthquake
C
Toxic
D
Climate Emergency
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“Climate emergency” is the 2019 Oxford Word of the Year, Oxford Dictionaries announced Wednesday. As defined by Oxford Dictionaries, climate emergency is “a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it.”

Detailed explanation-2: -The Oxford Word of the Year is a word or expression shown through usage evidence to reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the passing year, and have lasting potential as a term of cultural significance. The Oxford Word of the Year 2019 is climate emergency.

Detailed explanation-3: -For the first time in history, Oxford Dictionaries allowed the public to vote on its 2022 word of the year. The winner: “goblin mode.”

Detailed explanation-4: -LONDON (AP) - Asked to sum up 2022 in a word, the public has chosen a phrase.

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