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This English-English-Bengali Dictionary-a bilingual dictionary covering a wide range of English vocabulary from different subject areas and interests. The word list covers diverse subject areas like computing, business studies, sciences, geography, mathematics, literature, the arts, agriculture, law and politics. It also includes many words relevant to the cultural context of the Indian Subcontinent as also Indian English words that have become a part of English usage. The dictionary carries a large number of usage notes in Bengali that explain key elements of English grammar and writing as well as help with active vocabulary building. A lot of attention has been paid in the dictionary in providing help with pronunciation both through the International Phonetic Alphabet and its equivalent in Bengali. Another feature that has been added to help with comprehension, particularly of scientific and technical vocabulary, is diagrams. Appendices that include a Quick Grammar Reference Section, Prefixes and Suffixes, expressions using numbers, tables on measurements and SI units, Roman numerals, chemical elements, and irregular verbs have been included to help users access such information easily.

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Moitreyee Mitra (PhD) is a recognized translator of English to Bengali and Hindi to Bengali. She retired as Reader in Bengali at University of Delhi. She has translated a number of books for various publishers in India. She has been associated with bilingual projects of Oxford University Press India, the Essential English-English-Bengali Dictionary being one of them. She has been an editor in Bengali and contributes articles in various literary journalsDipendranath Mitra has had a long and chequered publishing career. He served as the Assistant Director, Publications Division, Government of India. He spent over ten years at the Sahitya Akademi, where he was involved in the preparation and production of many important publications such as the Bangiya Sabdakosh, Tagore Centenary Volume and Who's Who of Indian Writers. He later worked as the Chief Editor with Tata McGraw-Hill. His final fourteen-year-long assignment was with Oxford University Press India where he was involved in the production of several key titles including dictionaries.

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