First Arabic etymological dictionary to go online

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 19:41

Are the terms alcohol and kohl related? If we trace their origins, the word alcohol is derived from the Arabic `al-kuhl`.

First Urdu law dictionary released

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 13:42

`Kanoon Lugat`, an Urdu law dictionary, billed as a first of its kind in the country, was released here today in the presence of legal luminaries.

Now, dictionary to help parents understand online chat lingo

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 20:58

Dece? Butters? Jank? Parents, if you have no clue about these words your kids frequently use online, a new dictionary may come to your rescue.

Miley Cyrus` VMA move `Twerk` makes it to Oxford dictionary

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 15:42

Miley Cyrus ` Twerk` dance move of the MTV VMAs, has been included in the Oxford Dictionary.

Tweet enters Oxford English Dictionary!

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 18:46

The word `tweet` in the sense of social networking has entered the hallowed pages of the Oxford English Dictionary with the lexicon breaking its rule that a new word needed to be in use for ten years before inclusion.

Gangnam Style included in Collins Dictionary

Last Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012, 13:02

After being the most-watched video in Youtube history, and becoming a pop sensation with a horse-riding dance craze that has swept the world, Korean singer Psy may now cement his place in popular culture with recognition from a British dictionary.

Dictionary depicting ancient Egyptian life compiled

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 23:37

It took 37 years by scholars at the University of Chicago to compile the dictionary.

UK artists compile Google dictionary

Last Updated: Friday, June 1, 2012, 10:15

London-based artists have words found in an average dictionary, and then searched every one through Google Images to give a record of human culture in 2012.

Bangla blames dictionary for causing malice

Last Updated: Monday, December 26, 2011, 21:10

Bangladesh has already asked IMB to investigate the cases ahead of portraying it a "piracy prone" country.

Snoop Dogg wants to release own dictionary called ‘Doggtionary’

Last Updated: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 19:08

Snoop Dogg has revealed that he would like to release his own dictionary and it would be called ‘Doggtionary’.

Snoop Dogg wants to release his own dictionary

Last Updated: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 13:06

Rapper Snoop Dogg says he wants to release his own dictionary titled `Doggtionary`, which would provide explanations for the unusual words and phrases he uses.