 Vol.1 of the 1880 edition | |
| Author | Vladimir Dal |
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| Original title | Толковый словарь живого великорусского языка |
| Language | Russian |
| Subject | General |
| Genre | Reference encyclopedia |
| Publisher | M. O. Wolf |
Publication date | 1863 and on |
| Publication place | Russian Empire |
| Media type | 4 volumes (hardbound) |
The Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language (Russian: Толко́вый слова́рь живо́го великору́сского языка́), commonly known as Dal's Explanatory Dictionary (Russian: Толко́вый слова́рь Да́ля), is a major explanatory dictionary of the Russian language. It contains about 220,000 words and 30,000 proverbs (3rd edition). It was collected, edited and published by academician Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (Russian: Влади́мир Ива́нович Даль; 1801–1872), one of the most prominent Russian language lexicographers and folklore collectors of the 19th century.
Dal's Explanatory Dictionary of the Great Russian language was the only substantial dictionary printed repeatedly (1935, 1955) in the Soviet Union in compliance with the old rules of spelling and alphabet, which were repealed in 1918.