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Oxford dictionary adds popular Chinese terms... Read »»A woman reads the new Oxford English-Chinese, Chinese-English dictionary at the Beijing International Book Fair last week. For the first time, the dictionary now includes some fashionable Chinese words like "shanzhai", "youtiao" and "fangnu", which are popular among netizens.
First Zulu dictionary in 40 years... Read »»
Oxford press said yesterday it has published a new Zulu-English dictionary, four decades after the last such reference book was released for one of South Africa’s most widely spoken languages.
The possible definition of 'dictionary in book for... Read »»
Oxford University Press may discontinue printing more editions of The Oxford English Dictionary
South Africa gets new Zulu dictionary, first in 40... Read »»
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Oxford press said Monday it has published a new Zulu-English dictionary, four decades after the last such reference book was released for one of South Africa's most widely spoken languages.
SA gets new Zulu dictionary... Read »»
Oxford University Press has published a new Zulu-English dictionary, four decades after the last such reference book was released for one of SA's most widely spoken languages.
Sarah Palin's 'Refudiate' Takes Dictionary's Top S... Read »»
What's Your Reaction? Sarah Palin's not-quite-a-word "refudiate" took Merriam-Webster's top searched "Word of the Summer."
Shanzhai (山寨) and fangnu (房奴) now in the O... Read »»
It's official - shanzhai 山寨 (which literally translates to "mountain fort," but refers to a copied product) and fangnu 房奴 (mortgage slave, a term to describe the heavy burden of mortgages on well-educated youth in larger cities) have made it into the latest edition of the Oxford Chinese dictionary.The Oxford Chinese is the largest single volume EN-CN, CN-EN dictionary in the world. Said its ...
Dictionary going digital... Read »»
To many language mavens, the knowledge that the Oxford English Dictionary exists -- on paper, between hard covers, all 20 volumes of it -- is comforting.
Though not even a word, 'refudiate' is summer's mo... Read »»
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Maybe the language lovers who looked up "refudiate" this summer wanted to refute or repudiate its existence as a real word.
Non-Word 'Refudiate' Gets Most Online Searches... Read »»
Though not even a word, 'refudiate' is summer's most-searched term by online dictionary users Dictionary - Dictionaries - Vocabulary Lists - Oxford English Dictionary - Etymology