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Which dictionary has all the words?

Which dictionary has all the words?

List of dictionaries by number of words

Language Approx. no. of words Dictionary
Tibetan 195,919 Rangjung Yeshe Dharma Dictionary
Hindi 183,175 Hindi Wiktionary
Romanian 180,000 dexonline
English 171,476 Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition

What word can you not find in the dictionary?

Here are 20 of our favorite “missing words” and the free-range definitions we’ve found for them.

  • aeroir.
  • agalmics.
  • agender.
  • anachronym.
  • bettabilitarianism.
  • biketender.
  • champing.
  • dronie.

Is there a dictionary for every language?

The universal online dictionary Kamusi has just added 1.2 million terms from several databases in its quest to translate all the meanings of every word in all the world’s languages. Some languages, like English and Swahili, are already largely available.

How are words defined in a dictionary?

To be included in a Merriam-Webster dictionary, a word must be used in a substantial number of citations that come from a wide range of publications over a considerable period of time. Specifically, the word must have enough citations to allow accurate judgments about its establishment, currency, and meaning.

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How many words is the first Oxford dictionary?

The 10-volume (here bound in 12) complete first edition set of the OED. If you are inclined to read the OED, even at a word a day, the original 400,000+ words would take over 1000 years to read.

Is Oxford language a dictionary?

The Oxford English Dictionary provides an unsurpassed guide to the English language, documenting 600,000 words through 3.5 million illustrative quotations from over 1,000 years of history across the English-speaking world.