SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The most requested online definition this year was "blog" - a word not even yet officially in the dictionary, Merriam-Webster says. Editors had planned to include "blog" - the ...

The term "blog" has been chosen as the top word of 2004 by a US dictionary publisher. Merriam-Webster said "blog" headed the list of most looked-up terms on its site during the last twelve months.