The most accurate reflection of contemporary French usage in Quebec

The Multidictionnaire de la langue française has a simple and user-friendly interface that offers various navigation modes to locate the information you are looking for. Search all entries with a single click, or focus your search on incorrect forms, idioms, or overview tables. Toggle between entries by double-clicking on any word. Whether you’re looking for the gender of a noun, how to conjugate a verb, whether a word is an anglicism or just unsure of its pronunciation, the Multi has the answer.

INNOVATIONS OF THE 7TH EDITION

  • More than 5,000 enhancements and 300 new entries, including numerous neologisms related to current events, such as the environment and the pandemic.
  • A new type of note (the encyclopedic note), several new meanings, grammatical notes, syntactic notes, typographical notes, semantic notes, incorrect forms as well as the addition of rich examples drawn from literary and cultural sources from Quebec.
  • A detailed table is devoted to the feminization of titles and a new table deals with gender-fair writing. 
  • 200 tables summarizing the fundamental concepts of grammar, syntax and vocabulary.

AN ICON IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS!

The Multi eliminates any barriers that may exist between issues by embedding various kinds of linguistic information within articles in alphabetical order only. Within each article, icons indicate the type of note and make searching easier.

10 REFERENCE BOOKS IN 1

The Multi is a versatile dictionary that integrates all useful information on spelling, grammar, problems, conjugation, syntax, anglicisms, typography, Quebecisms, abbreviations, intersections between French and English, and correspondence.

QUEBECISMS, ANGLICISMS AND OTHER INCORRECT FORMS

  • Identify Quebecisms that enhance language.
  • Avoid the pitfalls of language by spotting common errors, which are always accompanied by the corresponding correct forms.

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The Multidictionnaire de la langue française has a simple and user-friendly interface that offers various navigation modes to locate the information you are looking for. Search all entries with a single click, or focus your search on incorrect forms, idioms, or overview tables. Toggle between entries by double-clicking on any word. Whether you're looking for the gender of a noun, how to conjugate a verb, whether a word is an anglicism or just unsure of its pronunciation, the Multi has the answer.