''Van Dale Great Dictionary of the Dutch Language'' (, ), called ' (, ) for short, is the leading

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of the

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. The latest edition was published in April 2022.

History

Van Dale's dictionary was first published after the death of

Johan Hendrik van Dale Johan Hendrik van Dale (; 15 February 1828 - 19 May 1872) was a Dutch teacher, archivist, and lexicographer. He created '' Van Dale's Great Dictionary of the Dutch Language'' (); first published in 1874, after his death. It was, and in its subs ...

, who had started work on his ''New Dictionary of the Dutch Language'' ( ) in 1867.About ''Van Dale'' on the official website
/ref> This was built upon the original same-named 1864 dictionary of I.M. Calisch and N.S. Calisch. Van Dale did not see the new work published in his lifetime, as he died in 1872. It was finished by his student Jan Manhave. Today it is published by the

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Van Dale Lexicografie. Commonly nicknamed ' ("thick Van Dale") and ' ("big Van Dale") due to its size, the dictionary is published in three volumes (A-I, J-R, S-Z). It is usually updated every 7–8 years, and the 15th edition was published in 2015. Today there are compilations,

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s, electronic editions on CD-ROM and an online edition on the Van Dale website. The online edition includes a free version for the more common words, and a subscription-based professional version with access to the full 90,000-word dictionary.

Position

The ''Van Dale Dictionary'' is a private endeavor, to be distinguished from the government-published " Green Booklet" that lists the official spelling mandated for schools and government employees. ''Van Dale'' includes the official spelling of the words as well, but it further provides their definitions. The position of the editors is clear: the actual use is decisive. Disapproved words are marked as such, but not omitted. The purpose is to inform the reader, therefore the responsibility of using certain words lies solely on them.

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