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Updated English-Irish Dictionary Being Released For The First Time In Over 60 Years

Rebecca Noonan
Rebecca Noonan

07:54 30 Oct 2020


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It's taken eleven years to compile the updated 1,800-page English-Irish Dictionary.

Some of the 1.8 million new words include "féinín" for selfie, "Breatimeacht" for Brexit, and "Bréagnuacht" for fake news.

Cormac Breathnach managed the project for Foras na Gaeilge, and says the last sixty years have utterly changed the language

Updated English-Irish Dictionary Being Released For The First Time In Over 60 Years

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