Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Day
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias Day is held on November 22. This event in the third decade of the month November is annual. 
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A dictionary is a resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning. It can often provide information about pronunciation, origin, and usage. Dual language dictionaries provide an equivalent word in a different language. An encyclopedia is a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.
On November 22, 1801 Vladimir Ivanovich Dal (literary pseudonym - Cossack Lugansky), writer, lexicographer, ethnographer, was born. His main work: The Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language (volumes 1-4, 1863-1866).
Recall that October 16 is also celebrated in the USA as National Dictionary Day in honor of Noah Webster who is considered to be the father of the American dictionary.
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