e-mahashabdkosh ( hi, ई-महाशब्दकोश) is an

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which is hosted and maintained by Department of Official Language,

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. This website is intended for general

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e-mahashabdkosh is an online

bilingual Multilingualism is the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers. It is believed that multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. More than half of all E ...

bidirectional Bidirectional may refer to: * Bidirectional, a roadway that carries traffic moving in opposite directions * Bi-directional vehicle, a tram or train or any other vehicle that can be controlled from either end and can move forward or backward with e ...

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

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pronunciation dictionary. In this dictionary, basic meaning,

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and usage of words in special domain are included. This dictionary has the facility of search of Hindi and English words. The purpose of this dictionary is to provide a complete, correct, compact meaning and definition of a word.

Development

During the year 2011–12, the work for the development of E-Mahashabdkosh for 12 work areas has been completed. During the year 2011–12, the work has been completed in additional four areas such as

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...

and

railways Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

References

External links

* {{official website, http://e-mahashabdkosh.rb-aai.in Online dictionaries