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articles/2010/11/08/daylight-saving-or-daylight-savings-the-hot-word-from-dictionarycom/dictionary-daylight-savings_139584_z2iuqh

Is it Daylight Saving or Daylight Savings?

Countries turned their clocks back an hour this weekend to save electricity in a practice known as daylight saving time—or is it daylight savings time?

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articles/2010/11/01/ghouls-goblins-ghosts-the-hot-word-from-dictionarycom/dictionary-ghosts_137865_c2mjzk

What's the Difference Between Ghouls, Goblins, and Ghosts?

One has a tendency toward necrophagia, another has no blood cells, and the last can assume human and animal form. Can you guess which is which?

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articles/2010/10/29/halloweens-root-words-the-hot-word-from-dictionarycom/dictionarycom-halloween_137353_ljks5x

The Meaning of "Halloween"

Where does the spooky holiday get its name? Dictionary.com’s Hot Word blog traces Halloween’s roots back to the 16th century to find out.

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