France's Official Dictionary, "Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française", Completes 9th Edition After 40 Years The French Academy has released its 9th edition of the definitive dictionary after a 40-year effort. The new edition features 21,000 new entries and covers language from the 1950s to present day. However, many modern words are missing, and some included terms are already outdated. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly03ve799go