''Mo'in Encyclopedic Dictionary '' (, ''Farhang-e Mo'īn'') is the second largest

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

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. It was collected and integrated by Professor Mohammad Mo'in.

History

The ''Moin Encyclopedic Dictionary'' was compiled during a 19-year period (1947-1966) under the administration of Mohammad Mo'in. After his death in 1971, the dictionary had been completed by

Ja'far Shahidi Jafar Shahidi known as Seyed Jafar Shahidi (; March 21, 1919, in Borujerd, Iran – January 13, 2008, in Tehran) was a distinguished scholar of the Persian language and literature, and a renowned historian of Islam. Born in Boroujerd, Lorestan P ...

. Finally, it was published in 1972 by

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, Iran, in six volumes — four volumes for Persian words,

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s, and expressions, and two volumes for proper nouns. The dictionary has not been updated since its first publishing, but has been reprinted many times by several publishers inside Iran. 1972 non-fiction books Persian encyclopedias 1972 in Iran 20th-century encyclopedias {{encyclopedia-stub