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December 5, 2012

The word meme, from the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, is shown in this photograph, in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Thanks to the election, socialism and capitalism are forever wed as Merriam-Webster's most looked-up words of 2012. Democracy, globalization, marriage, malarkey and bigot also made the Top 10.

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Capitalism and socialism wed as words of the year

Thanks to the election, socialism and capitalism are forever wed as Merriam-Webster's most looked-up words of 2012.

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  • By LEANNE ITALIE, Associated Press
  • December 6, 2012

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