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Russia witnesses growing interest in Hindi, govt increases number of institutions teaching languageThree decades after the Soviet Union's collapse, Russia is experiencing a surge in students eager to learn Hindi, prompting the government ...
Sticking to the digital trend, Collins Dictionary picks NFT as word of the yearNFT is short for non-fungible token.
Words that traipse their way into languageTailor-making language to fit what’s trending socially and politically.
Kindle not a dictionary, liable to customs duty: Delhi HCKindle device is an electronic device designed for use as an electronic book reader. It has several e-books pre-installed in the device and...
National Highway toll plazas to rename as 'fee plazas'Any structure or booth made for collection of fee will be known as "fee plaza" and a lane at each plaza for smooth passage of vehicles will...
BSE launches 'XBRL Taxonomies' in public domainThe taxonomies consists of a delineation of all the business and financial concepts along with their basic accounting and XBRL properties.
A suffix, an emoji among 2015's top wordsFor the first time, Merriam-Webster named on December 15 the suffix 'ism' as its 2015 word of the year.
Oxford Dictionary selects an emoji as the Word of the YearInstead of choosing a traditional word, Oxford Dictionaries has chosen a pictograph, the ‘Face with Tears of Joy’ emoji as the Word of the ...
Dictionary of Hindi Etymology soonThe government has initiated a process of bringing out a dictionary of Hindi Etymology with 1 lakh entries, including common electronic ter...
Dictionary makers are searching for the origins of the word 'email'Of course, it must be remembered that the first written proof of the existence of a word does not necessarily establish its true vintage.
Oxford searching for first use of 'email'The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), which began tracking the English language in 1857, is looking for the first use of the word 'email'.
'Arre yaar', 'churidaar' make it to Oxford Dictionary'Arré yaar' is no longer just Indian. It is among the new list of words accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary along with churidar, bhel...
English is full of forgotten old words that would be useful todayEven a casual perusal of a normal — read, oversized — unabridged dictionary reveals a wealth of words that are exceptionally appropriate fo...
Top words of 2014: Vape, culture, photobomb, overshareTerms like 'vape', 'culture', 'photobomb', 'overshare' and 'heart emoji' were significant throughout the past 12 months and have been named...
Human beings as retronyms, anyone?Old timers may recall that once watches and clocks were just that; now they are either analog or digital.
'Vape' is Oxford Dictionaries' word of the yearLanguage research conducted by Oxford Dictionaries editors shows that use of the word vape in 2014 has more than doubled compared to 2013.
- Casio India aims 40 pc sales growth, to launch e-dictionary
The company, which expects a total sales of Rs 185 crore by the end of this fiscal, said it has been growing at the rate of 40-50 per cent ...
- Internet phasing out printed Oxford Dictionary
In future, the Oxford English Dictionary may only be available online.
- Online dictionary lists buzzwords of 2009
Popular slang and phrases can define a time, indicate trends and creatively extend a language. News events that captured our imagination in...
- Cos may have to file financial statements in e-format soon
Domestic companies may soon have to file financial statements in a computerised format to enable easy flow of information between regulator...