The ''Dictionnaire de la langue française'' by

Émile Littré Émile Maximilien Paul Littré (; 1 February 18012 June 1881) was a French lexicographer, freemason and philosopher, best known for his '' Dictionnaire de la langue française'', commonly called . Biography Littré was born in Paris. His fathe ...

, commonly called simply the "''Littré''", is a four-volume dictionary of the French language published in Paris by Hachette. The dictionary was originally issued in 30 parts, 1863–72; a second edition is dated 1872–77.''

OED The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') is the first and foundational historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP). It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a co ...

'' A further edition is reported in 1877, published by

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. An on-line version is available for PC, Mac and iOS (app for iPhone, iPad and iPod):

The

British Library The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British ...

's on-line integrated catalogue describes the contents as: ''1o Pour la nomenclature''...: ''2o Pour la grammaire''...: 3o ''Pour la signification des mots''...: 4o ''Pour la partie historique''...: 5o ''Pour l’étymologie''..

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1877 non-fiction books Francaise Littre, Dictionnaire de la langue Hachette (publisher) books {{dictionary-stub