Oxford English-English Bengali Dictionary

An authoritative dictionary for students, teachers, translators and general readers
• Uses Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi spellings
• Over 50,000 up-to-date references
• Over 200 illustrations
• Essential scientific and technical vocabulary
• Words from current usage, including Indian English
• Detailed English and Bengali definitions
• Accurate pronunciation in both English and Bengali
• Helpful notes an grammar, vocabulary and writing in Bengali

This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary is specially compiled for learners of English, teachers, translators and general readers. First of its kind published by Oxford, it draws upon the Press’s rich and varied tradition of publishing trusted dictionaries throughout the world.

Key Features
• Uses Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi spellings
• Includes over 50,000 entries and related phrases and idioms
• Covers a wide range of scientific and technical vocabulary
• Lists words relevant to the Indian subcontinent
• Gives accurate pronunciation in English and Bengali
• Provides detailed meanings and synonyms in English and Bengali
• Includes detailed notes on English grammar, vocabulary and usage in Bengali

The Editors
Moitreyee Mitra (PhD) is a recognized translator of English to Bengali and Hindi to Bengali. She retired as Reader in Bengali at University of Delhi. She has translated a number of books for various publishers in India. She has been associated with bilingual projects of Oxford University Press India, the Essential English-English-Bengali Dictionary being one of them. She has been an editor in Bengali and contributes articles in various literary journals.

Dipendranath Mitra has had a long and chequered publishing career. He served as the Assistant Director, Publication Division, Government of India. He spent over ten years at the Sahitya Akademi, where he was involved in the preparation and production of many important publications such as the Bangiya Sabdakosh, Tagore Centenary Volume and Who’s Who of Indian Writers. He later worked as the Chief Editor with Tata McGraw-Hill. His final fourteen-year-long assignment was with Oxford University Press India where he was involved in the production of several key titles including dictionaries.

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