The first true modern emerged during the French protectorate (1863–1953). French scholars and Cambodian Buddhist intellectuals collaborated to create standardized dictionaries. The most legendary of these is the "Bateanukrom Khmer" by the Buddhist Institute (វិទ្យាស្ថានពុទ្ធសាសនបណ្ឌិត្យ).
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