NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster’s has picked its 2014 word of the year.

The word is “culture.”

The selection was based on significant increases in lookups this year over last year on Merriam-Webster.com, along with spikes of concentrated interest.

Oxford Dictionaries’ chose “vape,” which comes from the electronic cigarettes.

And Dictionary.com picked “exposure,” during a time of tragedy and fear due to Ebola.