Football great Pelé enters Brazilian dictionary as synonym for 'unique'
Pelé has now got his own entry in a Portuguese-language dictionary, making his mark on language as well as sportPelé, the nickname of the late football legend, has officially become synonymous with "exceptional, incomparable, unique".
The inclusion came after a campaign by the Pelé Foundation to honour the football star gathered more than 125,000 signatures.The only player to have won the World Cup three times, he is widely considered to be the best footballer in history. On Wednesday, the publishers behind Michaelis dictionaries announced the word would be included in the digital edition of their Portuguese-language dictionary immediately and in the printed version once the next edition was published.
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