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==Dictionary== The [[Van Dale]] dictionary is commonly accepted as the most authoritative [[list of Dutch dictionaries|Dutch dictionary]]. Commonly named the [[Van Dale|Dikke Van Dale]] ("Thick" Van Dale due to its size) the dictionary is split into three volumes (AβI, JβR, SβZ) and is usually updated every 7β8 years. The 15th edition was published on 23 September 2015. The ''[[Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal]]'' ('''''WNT''''') is a historic dictionary that includes all words used from 1500 to the present day. Work began in 1864 and was finished in 1998 when the last volume was published. It has 46 volumes, occupying about 3 metres of shelf space, with about 400,000 words on 49,255 pages. In 2001, three additional volumes were published containing mostly words from the 20th century that were not included in the previous 43 volumes. This dictionary is published by Instituut voor Nederlandse Lexicologie and can be found online.
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