The purpose of the ESPDIC project is to create an electronic Esperanto-English dictionary in the form of a single Unicode (UTF8) text file with the following format :
"Esperanto : English" (i.e. Esperanto entry, space, colon, space, English definition - one entry per line).
In some cases, a semicolon is used to show different definitions for Esperanto homonyms, e.g. "kajo : conjunction; quay, wharf". The simple formatting is designed to faciliate the integration of the ESPDIC dictionary into other applications (which is highly encouraged).
One of the main purposes of this project is to make a large, comprehensive, and updatable Esperanto-English dictionary available to the public in a wide variety of formats and applications. To this end, ESPDIC (Espearnto English Dictionary) by Paul Denisowski is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. What this means is that anyone can use, transmit, or modify ESPDIC for any purpose, including commercial purposes, as long as the source is properly attributed.
History : Based on the experiences I had with the CEDICT (Chinese-English dictionary) project I started in the late 1990s, I decided to do something similar for Esperanto. The core of this dictionary was made up of vocabulary lists I created from various Esperanto textbooks as well as word lists I found on the Internet. The dictionary was then augmented by vocabulary lists I made from reading both print and online sources. In the early part of 2011 I believed that the dictionary had reached a sufficient size (about 30,000 entries) and I went through the dictionary from start to finish trying to catch the most obvious errors, formatting issues, etc. Any remaining errors or issues (and I'm sure there will always be some) are of course my own responsibility.
My goal is to continue to add to this dictionary on a regular basis, as well as to integrate any contributions made by the community at large. Contributions were a major factor in the growth of the CEDICT project and are warmly welcome. Please also see the release history at the end of this file.
Based on some requests I'm also offering .mobi (Amazon Kindle, etc.), .epub, and .pdf versions of ESPDIC. This is still somewhat experimental, so please contact me if you have any issues, suggestions, etc.
If you have any questions, comments etc. about the project, the dictionary, please send them to me at paul@denisowski.org and I will answer them as quickly as I am able. Questions about Esperanto in general and other questions not specific to the dictionary would best be directed to one of the excellent Esperanto forums on the Internet, such as Lernu! (www.lernu.net) or the Esperanto League of North America (www.esperanto-usa.org).
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“Vortaro, tio estas la tuta universo laŭ alfabeta ordo” – Anatole France
Best regards,
Paul Denisowski
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