''Dicționarul Limbii Române'' (''"The Romanian Language Dictionary"''), abbreviated DLR, also called Thesaurus Dictionary of the Romanian Language, is the most important
lexicographical
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work of the
Romanian language
Romanian (obsolete spellings: Rumanian or Roumanian; autonym: ''limba română'' , or ''românește'', ) is the official and main language of Romania and the Republic of Moldova. As a minority language it is spoken by stable communities in ...
, developed under the aegis of the
Romanian Academy
The Romanian Academy ( ro, Academia Română ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life.
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during more than a century. It was compiled and edited in two stages (known under the brand DA series during 1906–1944 and new series, DLR, from 1965 to 2010), in 37 volumes and contains about 175,000 words and variations, with more than 1,300,000 quotes. The development of electronic version was made in 2007–2010.
This dictionary by size and perspective lexicographical approach is similar to the major dictionaries of world lexicography:
Oxford English Dictionary
The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') is the first and foundational historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP). It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a co ...
(OED),
Trésor de la langue française
The ''Trésor de la langue française'' (''TLF'', subtitled ''Dictionnaire de la langue du XIXe et du XXe siècle (1789–1960)'') is a 16-volume dictionary of 19th- and 20th-century French
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,
Deutsches Wörterbuch etc.
Dan Cristea, Gabriela Haja, Alex Moruz, Marius Răschip, Mădălin Pătrașcu. Statistici parțiale la încheierea proiectului eDTLR – Dicționarul tezaur al limbii române în format electronic. Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" din Iași
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References
Romanian dictionaries
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