DEFINITION: The Filipino tradition of honoring the dead by visiting the cemeteries of buried loved ones, decorating them with flowers, candles, and other offerings. Most families also bring food, ...

DEFINITION: Refers to a word formed through blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two words. An example of this is motel (from ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’) or brunch (from ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’) ...

Some words feel alive, even when they are describing the dead. “Wraith” is one of those words. This short word is like a whisper yet carries power and can describe anything from a ghost of a person, ...

In a world first, Lipsman and his team in Sunnybrook’s Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program non-invasively breached the blood-brain ...

There are words that are easy to understand, and then, there are words like “recondite.” The thing about “recondite” is that it doesn’t just describe something obscure and complex to figure out, it is ...

The Toronto Blue Jays evened up the American League Championship Series thanks to some continued heroics from their franchise slugger and after the game, the Seattle Mariners had little choice but to ...

Ever heard someone waffle on an answer during a debate? There is an elegant word for that, and it is called “tergiversate.” It may be a mouthful of syllables, but its meaning can be as evasive as the ...

There are words that come in with a whimper and go out with a bang. The word “tempestuous” is one of those words that describes the former — it crashes like waves against a shore and brings in a storm ...

Penn State's firing of coach James Franklin was a move that reverberated throughout college football, and championship coaches Nick Saban and Ryan Day are the latest to react. The Nittany Lions, who ...

The Toronto Blue Jays pulled within one win of the World Series with a victory against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, and there is one player whose postseason performance is standing out. After ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Tucker Carlson slapped his nicotine-pouch container down on the table and got straight into it: “Nick Fuentes, thank you for doing this,” he said. “I want to ...

For much of the season, the Jacksonville Jaguars' offense has been under a microscope for their inconsistencies, hefty penalty count each week, and the lackluster play from former rookie sensation ...