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Aadhaar, hartal among 26 new Indian English words featuring in Oxford dictionary
The 10th edition of the dictionary has 384 Indian English words and incorporates over 1,000 new words such as chatbot, fake news and microplasticThe dictionary focuses on language change and its evolution through the years
2 min read24 Jan 2020First Gondi dictionary of over 3,000 words to help bridge administrative gaps
A unique initiative supported by IGNCA seeks to standardise the Gondi language spoken varyingly across six Indian states
4 min read26 Mar 2018Aadhaar is Oxford dictionary’s Hindi word of 2017
Aadhaar gained popularity as a word due to Aadhaar card, which was in news last year and is likely to remain in highlight this year as well
1 min read27 Jan 2018Leadership competencies for effective public administration
Public administrators need to empower their officials and team members, listen to their viewpoints and inspire them to achieve the goals set before them
5 min read1 Oct 2017Zyzzyva becomes the new last word in English
In its latest update, the Oxford English Dictionary identifies more than 600 words, phrases and senses that have entered common parlance, including Zyzzyva
1 min read27 Jun 2017Quiddich, cli-fi, showmance among new words in Oxford dictionary
A total of 40 new additions have been updated in the latest Oxford Dictionary
1 min read12 Apr 2017A dictionary’s slow birth
The story of Ramkamal Sen, who soldiered on for 17 years to publish his English-Bengali dictionary containing 60,000 words, illustrates what a daunting and frustrating task dictionary-making is
3 min read6 Apr 2017Dictionary.com’s word of the year is ‘xenophobia’
Brexit, Syria's refugee crisis, transsexual rights and the US presidential race were among prominent developments that drove spikes in lookups of xenophobia
2 min read28 Nov 2016The ‘zamindar’ who turned book hawker
He lost his land and money over a bottle of wine, and then founded a publishing house that continues to thrive
3 min read23 Nov 2016Post truth named word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries
Post-truth trumps 'glass cliff ', 'Brexiteer', 'adulting' in war of the words
1 min read16 Nov 2016Popular Topics
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