The latest edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary features 26 new Indian English words, including Aadhaar, chawl, dabba, hartal and shaadi. The new edition comes with interactive online support through the Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries website and an app. “This edition has 26 new Indian English words of which 22 figure in the printed dictionary. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, she said, has been reinventing itself for nearly eight decades, anticipating the growing learning requirements of learners. The learner’s dictionary is based on the original values of its creator, Albert Sydney Hornby, whose aim was to help language learners worldwide understand the meaning of English words.

Source: The Hindu January 24, 2020 10:07 UTC