Kamus Dewan
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Kamus Dewan (Malay for The Institute Dictionary) is a Malay language dictionary published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. It is the best selling Malay dictionary in Malaysia[citation needed].
This dictionary is useful to students who are studying Malay literature as they provide suitable synonyms and abbreviations.
It is also approved for use in the General Certificate of Education 'N', 'O' and 'A' Levels Malay language examinations organised in Singapore.
[edit] Editions
As of 2005, there were four editions of this dictionary published. The First Edition was published in 1970, The Second Edition in 1984, The Third Edition (1994 & 1998) and The Fourth Edition in 2005. Out of the four editions, the most popular one is the Third Edition, which had more than 36,000 entries and around 1566 pages. The Fourth Edition; the newest edition had more than 49,000 entries and 1817 pages.
[edit] Other versions of Kamus Dewan
Kamus Dewan is also published in a digital version. The Dewan Eja Pro software which uses Kamus Dewan is commercialised by The Name Technology Sdn. Bhd.
There is also an online version of this dictionary which was created by KaryaNet.
