Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
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The Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa is a comprehensive dictionary
of the Portuguese language
, published in Brazil
, first compiled by Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira
. It is popularly known as the Dicionário Aurélio, or simply Aurélio or Aurelião ("Big Aurélio"').
The first edition was published in 1975, an it has since then re-printed dozens of times, and also published in electronic form. According to publisher's data, it had sold over 5 million copies by 1986, and over 40 million by 2005 (counting all derivative works and special editions). The 4th edition published in 2009 is written in the new orthography (o Novo Acordo da Língua Portuguesa de 7 de maio de 2008), ISBN 978-85-385-2824-1 (with CD).
The second edition (copyright date 1986; 32nd reprinting, 1995) has 1809 pages plus front matter and bibliography, and was published by Editora Nova Fronteira. This edition was organized by Margarida dos Anjos, Marina Baird Ferreira (Aurélio's widow), Elza Tavares Ferreira, Joaquim Campelo Marques, Stella Rodrigo Octávio Moutinho, and Giovani Mafra e Silva.
A third edition, Dicionário Aurélio Século XXI, was published in 2001.
In 2004 a new publisher (Positivo) acquired the rights to distribute the dictionary with the title Novo Dicionário Aurélio da Língua Portuguesa, with 435,000 entries.
Dictionary
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
of the Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
, published in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, first compiled by Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira
Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira was a Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator, and writer, best known for editing the Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, a major dictionary of the Portuguese language....
. It is popularly known as the Dicionário Aurélio, or simply Aurélio or Aurelião ("Big Aurélio"').
The first edition was published in 1975, an it has since then re-printed dozens of times, and also published in electronic form. According to publisher's data, it had sold over 5 million copies by 1986, and over 40 million by 2005 (counting all derivative works and special editions). The 4th edition published in 2009 is written in the new orthography (o Novo Acordo da Língua Portuguesa de 7 de maio de 2008), ISBN 978-85-385-2824-1 (with CD).
Publication history
The publication dates are not given in the book itself, presumably for marketing reasons.The second edition (copyright date 1986; 32nd reprinting, 1995) has 1809 pages plus front matter and bibliography, and was published by Editora Nova Fronteira. This edition was organized by Margarida dos Anjos, Marina Baird Ferreira (Aurélio's widow), Elza Tavares Ferreira, Joaquim Campelo Marques, Stella Rodrigo Octávio Moutinho, and Giovani Mafra e Silva.
A third edition, Dicionário Aurélio Século XXI, was published in 2001.
In 2004 a new publisher (Positivo) acquired the rights to distribute the dictionary with the title Novo Dicionário Aurélio da Língua Portuguesa, with 435,000 entries.
See also
- Dicionário Houaiss da Língua PortuguesaDicionário Houaiss da Língua PortuguesaThe Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa is a major reference dictionary for the Portuguese language, edited by Brazilian writer Antônio Houaiss....
- Página oficial do Dicionário inFormal.
External links
- Dicionário Aurélio at the Editora Positivo site (in Portuguese).