English English Bengali Dictionary Edited By Moitreyee Mitra Dipendranath Mitra

This dictionary contains more than 50,000 up-to-date entries and related phrases and idioms; words with irregular forms and more than 200 illustrations. Like our other Bilingual Dictionaries, this has been specially compiled for learners of English, teachers, translators and general readers. The English base of the dictionary, taken from the Oxford Students Dictionary, has been adapted for Indian readers.* A wide range of scientific and technical vocabulary has been included.* Words from current usage, including Indian English have been added.* Detailed meanings and synonyms in English and Bengali have been provided.* Words like calorie, camera, dashboard, and X-ray which do not have equivalent Bengali words have been explained by detailed definitions. * Many words such as computer, multimedia, software and smart card have been written out in Bengali to show that such words have now been included in the language. * The Bengali translation is simple and reflects the current usage of the language. * A pronunciation guide using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) along with their Bengali equivalents is given for help in pronunciation.* A list of suffixes and prefixes translated in Bengali and a list of all verbs with irregular forms have been added to the appendix for advanced learners of English.