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Collins dictionary publishing began in 1824, with the publication of Donnegan’s Greek and English Lexicon in partnership with Smith Elder. In 1840, the first in the series of Collins Illustrated Dictionaries was published alongside the Sixpenny Pocket Pronouncing Dictionary which went on to sell approximately 1 million copies. 20 years later and with the addition of steam presses, Collins could publish dictionaries in all sizes, prices and bindings, from the Library Dictionary with 1000 engravings at 10s 6d, to the Globe Dictionary at 2s 6d. Into the 1900s and Collins launched the first ‘Gem’ – the Gem Pocket Pronouncing Dictionary in 1902. William Collins' idea was to publish a dictionary that everyone could afford and his small format but revolutionary dictionary went on to be continuously published for decades to come. By the 1920s, there were foreign language editions as well as travel and reference Gems. Collins Gems and larger format dictionaries became some of the company's best-known - and bestselling – books, familiar to generations of dictionary users, handed down from parent (and grandparent) to child, and as popular today as it has ever been. In 1971, lexicographer Colin Smith set a new standard for bilingual dictionaries with the Collins Spanish Dictionary. His vision was to design a dictionary which made learning English and Spanish accessible and represented authentic language as it was used by native speakers. The Spanish dictionary was followed by comprehensive dictionaries for French (1978) and German (1980) which were pioneering in their use of corpus resources to ensure even greater accuracy and provide thousands of examples of real language. The first edition of the Collins English Dictionary was published in 1979 as a new venture, and was much larger than any dictionary Collins had previously produced. It attempted to provide comprehensive coverage of English in a single volume, while also being the first major British dictionary to include entries for people and places. Launched 200 years since Collins was founded, and 40 years since the first edition, the latest 13th edition remains an essential well-loved reference tool. The first Cobuild Dictionary for learners of English was published in 1987. This was the first dictionary to be based in full on research carried out using the Collins Corpus, a database of over 4.5 billion words of written and spoken English which provides evidence of how English is really used. William Collins’ dream of ‘knowledge for all’ began with the publication of his first book in 1819. Today, staying true to his innovative and pioneering spirit, Collins books are packed with inspiration, innovation and practical expertise. By keeping these pioneering values at the core of our publishing in print and in digital form, and by ensuring our dictionaries reflect language as it is used today, Collins remains the favourite choice.

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