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Chambers Dictionary

English language dictionary first published in

The Chambers Dictionary (TCD) was first published by William and Robert Chambers as Chambers's English Dictionary in It was an expanded version of Chambers's Etymological Dictionary of , compiled by James Donald.

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A second edition came out in , and was followed in by a new compact edition called Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary.[1]

TCD is widely used by British crossword solvers and setters, and by Scrabble players (though it is no longer the official Scrabble dictionary).

It contains many more dialectal, archaic, unconventional and eccentric words than its rivals, and is noted for its occasional wryly humorous definitions. Examples of such definitions include those for éclair ("a cake, long in shape but short in duration") and middle-aged ("between youth and old age, variously reckoned to suit the reckoner").[2] These jocular definitions were removed by the publisher in the s, but many of them were reinstated in because of the affection in which they were held by readers.

The twelfth edition of The Chambers Dictionary was published in August by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd and runs to pages with 62, main entries.[3] This edition is available for mobile use as an iPhone, iPad, or Android app.

Chambers dictionary wiki english It contains many more dialectal , archaic, unconventional and eccentric words than its rivals, and is noted for its occasional wryly humorous definitions. Comparison of English dictionaries. For other uses, see Advanced learner's dictionary and Monolingual learner's dictionary. Foiled Cover Beautiful bespoke foiling makes Chambers stand out as the dictionary of distinction.

That has been followed by the thirteenth edition published in Also on sale is the smaller 21st Century Dictionary of pages, where "the focus is on the English that people use today, and definitions are given in straightforward, accessible language". This dictionary can be accessed for free online.

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In an agreement with Mattel's predecessor, J.

W. Spear & Sons, the Chambers Dictionary was, for several decades, the official source of words for the book Official Scrabble Words (OSW), a lexicon of all words and inflections playable in tournament Scrabble within the UK and other countries such as New Zealand and Australia. In , Mattel changed the source dictionary to Collins English Dictionary.

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References

  1. ^Words, Wit and Wisdom: Years of the Chambers Dictionary, compiled by Ian Brookes, Jamie Nathan and Hazel Norris.

    Chambers dictionary wiki fandom The Chambers Dictionary. Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Wikipedia introduction cleanup from November All pages needing cleanup Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from November All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify. These dictionaries generally contain fewer entries than full-size or collegiate dictionaries but contain additional information that would be useful to a learner of English, such as more extensive usage notes, example sentences or phrases, collocations , and both British and American pronunciations sometimes multiple variants of the latter. The dictionaries listed here are categorized into "full-size" dictionaries which extensively cover the language, and are targeted to native speakers , "collegiate" which are smaller, and often contain other biographical or geographical information useful to college students , and "learner's" which are even smaller, targeted to English language learners, and which all use the International Phonetic Alphabet to indicate pronunciation.

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  2. ^Manley, Don () []. "The Basic Advanced Cryptic Crossword". Chambers Crossword Manual (Third&#;ed.). Edinburgh: Chambers.

    Chambers dictionary wiki The Chambers Dictionary The unrivalled dictionary for word lovers Immerse yourself in the most interesting, authoritative and helpful English dictionary available — the unrivalled guide for word lovers. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. In an agreement with Mattel 's predecessor, J. Also on sale is the smaller 21st Century Dictionary of pages, where "the focus is on the English that people use today, and definitions are given in straightforward, accessible language".

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  3. ^Kaminski, Mariusz (). A History of the Chambers Dictionary. Walter de Gruyter. pp.&#;95– ISBN&#;.

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