Oxford dictionary adds new Indian English words to 10th edition

25 Jan 2020

Oxford dictionary adds new Indian English words to 10th edition

Oxford dictionary adds new Indian English words to 10th editionWe read about the new words that were added to the Oxford English Dictionary last year.

This year, the 10th edition of the Oxford English Dictionary has added over 1000 new words including  26 new Indian English words.

The 26 new Indian English words including Aadhaar, chawl, dabba, hartal and shaadi.
 	Other words include auntie, bus stand, deemed university, FIR, non-veg, redressal, tempo, tube light, veg and videograph.
 	Out of the total 26 new Indian English words, 22 are in the printed dictionary, while the other four are in digital version. 
 	The four new Indian English words in the online version of the dictionary are current, looter, looting and upazila.
 	The new edition provides better, more accurate and understandable definitions with examples, usage notes and additional resources.
 	This will help the learner use the right word in the right context.

Other features

The new edition comes with interactive online support through the Oxford Learner's Dictionaries website and an app.
 	The website includes advanced features such as audio-video tutorials, video walkthroughs, self-study activities and enhanced iWriter and iSpeaker tools.
 	With the help of this new app, one can find 86,000 words, 95,000 phrases, 112,000 meanings and 237,000 examples.

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