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Words commonly used in association with video games and the name of a Dutch sweet treat are among the terms that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The new additions come as part of ...

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The new additions come as part of the dictionary’s quarterly update and include player character and non-player character, along with their abbreviations NPC and PC, meaning characters those playing ...