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It's now a tradition for the New Oxford American Dictionary to anoint a Word of the Year and a list of runners-up. (Courtesy of Oxford University Press)

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by Nikki Tundel, Minnesota Public Radio
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St. Paul, Minn. — The New Oxford American Dictionary crowns its Word of the Year.

Host Mary Lucia and reporter Nikki Tundel discuss locavores, mumblecores and the year's other top terms.

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