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Publication of the First Complete Edition

When
1694
Where
Paris
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Publication of the first complete edition of the Académie française Dictionnaire

The Académie française published the first complete edition of its dictionary in Paris in 1694, dedicated to the King.

Titled 'Le Dictionnaire de l'Académie française dedié au Roy', this 1694 Paris publication marked the first complete edition. It followed a 1687 pre-edition and initiated a series of nine complete dictionaries.

Sources

  1. Académie Française Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27

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