Question 15:What language was Eliezer Ben-Yehuda’s dictionary about?
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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda was a linguist and lexicographer who is credited with reviving the Hebrew language as a modern spoken language. He compiled the first Hebrew dictionary, which was published in 1881. The dictionary included over 25,000 words, and it helped to establish Hebrew as a standardized language that could be used for everyday communication.
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