A Victoria to get a word in the dictionary prompted response from Oxford itself.

Six-year-old Levi Budd, a St. Micheals University School second-grader, made a bid to add levidrome to the dictionary after learning all about palindromes and discovering no readily used word for a word that spells another valid word backward 香蕉视频直播� such as stop and pots.

He decided to create a new word featuring his name, and try to get it in the dictionary.

They started with a video, local Black Press media outlets and a social media campaign.

Oxford became aware of the campaign through a tweet from famed Canadian actor

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Many people know the word now, she noted, adding they香蕉视频直播檙e impressed with how far the word has come in a five-week campaign. 香蕉视频直播淟ots of people know your word and they know what it means which means levidrome is well on its way,香蕉视频直播� Juganaru said.

Now they香蕉视频直播檒l look for routine use in everyday language.

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The word is already in the user-submitted online.

OMG! OXFORD DICTIONARIES JUST TWEETED THIS!!! Thank you all so very much for supporting our 6yr old's initiative!!! PLS RT!

香蕉视频直播� Lucky Budd (@lucky_budd)

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