Dictionnaire de l’Académie française
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The *Dictionnaire de l’Académie française* is the authoritative French language dictionary produced and periodically updated by the Académie française, serving as a normative reference for French vocabulary and usage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dictionnaire de l’Académie française canonical | 4 |
| Dictionnaire de l’Académie française (1st edition) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1677489 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dictionnaire de l’Académie française Context triple: [Académie française, mainPublication, Dictionnaire de l’Académie française]
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A.
Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca
Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca is a historic and authoritative Italian dictionary compiled by the Accademia della Crusca, foundational for the codification and study of the Italian language.
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C.
Maître Maçon (French)
Maître Maçon is the French term for a Master Mason, denoting the highest degree in the traditional three-degree system of Freemasonry.
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Académie française
The Académie française is France’s preeminent learned society responsible for regulating the French language and overseeing matters of linguistic and literary standards.
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E.
Larousse Encyclopedia
The Larousse Encyclopedia is a comprehensive French reference work covering a wide range of subjects, published by the renowned Larousse publishing house.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dictionnaire de l’Académie française Target entity description: The *Dictionnaire de l’Académie française* is the authoritative French language dictionary produced and periodically updated by the Académie française, serving as a normative reference for French vocabulary and usage.
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A.
Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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B.
Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca
Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca is a historic and authoritative Italian dictionary compiled by the Accademia della Crusca, foundational for the codification and study of the Italian language.
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C.
Maître Maçon (French)
Maître Maçon is the French term for a Master Mason, denoting the highest degree in the traditional three-degree system of Freemasonry.
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D.
Académie française
The Académie française is France’s preeminent learned society responsible for regulating the French language and overseeing matters of linguistic and literary standards.
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E.
Larousse Encyclopedia
The Larousse Encyclopedia is a comprehensive French reference work covering a wide range of subjects, published by the renowned Larousse publishing house.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French language dictionary
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normative dictionary ⓘ prescriptive dictionary ⓘ work of reference ⓘ |
| authorityRecognizedBy |
French educational system
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French state institutions ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Paris ⓘ |
| contains |
definitions of French words
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information on grammatical gender ⓘ information on pronunciation ⓘ information on spelling ⓘ usage notes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| editor | members of the Académie française ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationYear | 1694 ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublisher | Académie française ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
eighth edition
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fifth edition ⓘ first edition ⓘ fourth edition ⓘ ninth edition ⓘ second edition ⓘ seventh edition ⓘ sixth edition ⓘ third edition ⓘ |
| hasOnlineVersion | official website of the Académie française ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Académie française ⓘ |
| medium |
online
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print ⓘ |
| normativeStatus |
authoritative reference for French vocabulary
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official dictionary of the French language in France ⓘ |
| publisher | Académie française ⓘ |
| purpose |
to codify French vocabulary
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to prescribe correct French usage ⓘ to serve as an official reference for the French language ⓘ |
| scope |
metropolitan French
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standard French ⓘ |
| subject |
French grammar
ⓘ
French usage ⓘ French vocabulary ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
French speakers
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students ⓘ teachers ⓘ translators ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| title | Dictionnaire de l’Académie française self-link ⓘ |
| updateFrequency | periodic ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dictionnaire de l’Académie française Description of subject: The *Dictionnaire de l’Académie française* is the authoritative French language dictionary produced and periodically updated by the Académie française, serving as a normative reference for French vocabulary and usage.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dictionnaire de l’Académie française (1st edition)