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Explanatory Dictionary
An explanatory dictionary or defining dictionary is a dictionary that provides definitions of word meanings at its entries. It may give additional information on pronunciation, grammar, etymology
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of the Russian Language'', also called just ''Ushakov's Dictionary'', is one of the major dictionaries of the
Russian language
Russian is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is ...
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Edited by the
philologist
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and
lexicographer
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Dmitry Ushakov
Dmitry Nikolayevich Ushakov (; 24 January 1873 – 17 April 1942) was a Russian philologist and lexicographer. , the dictionary was published in four volumes over the period 1935–1940.
Its appearance filled an important gap in the description of modern 20th-century Russian. The success of the dictionary may be partly attributed to the work of skilled specialists using lexicographic works from the 19th and 20th centuries, without which the picture of the modern Russian language would be incomplete. The dictionary contains over 90,000 entries and is designed for a wide range of readers.
Editions
*''Dictionary of the Russian Language'' (Толковый словарь русского языка). Four volumes. D.N Ushakov, editor. 1935–1940, State Publishing House of Foreign and National Dictionaries. (Second edition was published in 1947–1948.)
References
External links
''Ushakov's Dictionary'' in the ''Fundamental Electronic Library''{{in lang, ru
Russian dictionaries