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   • 1. the largest dictionary of the English language, edited in Oxford and originally issued in installments between 1884 and 1928.

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   Recently updated. The OED is the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words, 3 million quotations, and over 1,000 years of English.

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   The largest and most trusted free online dictionary for learners of British and American English with definitions, pictures, example sentences, synonyms, antonyms, word origins, audio pronunciation, and more. Look up the meanings of words, abbreviations, phrases, and idioms in our free English Dictionary.

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   Choose ‘English’ from the search box options to look up any word in the dictionary. The complete A-Z is available for free: read meanings, examples and usage notes; listen to British and American English pronunciations; expand images to view related vocabulary.

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   What is the Oxford English Dictionary?

   • The Oxford English Dictionary is a comprehensive historical dictionary that aims to document the English language in all its varieties from the eleventh century to the present day. OED entries describe the origin, meaning, and history of each word by analyzing evidence of usage from the earliest known to the most recent.

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   Is the Oxford English Dictionary a historical dictionary?

   • Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 13 November 2021. As a historical dictionary, the OED is very different from those of current English, in which the focus is on present-day meanings. ^ Alastair Jamieson, Alastair (29 August 2010). "Oxford English Dictionary 'will not be printed again' ". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

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   What's the difference between Oxford a to Z and OED?

   • "The new, 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary: Oxford's A to Z – The origin". The Guardian. London. The Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Dictionary of National Biography are indeed yet mighty, but not quite what they used to be, whereas the OED has gone from strength to strength and is one of the wonders of the world.

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   What is the OED Dictionary?

   • It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and usage of 500,000 words and phrases past and present, from across the English-speaking world. As a historical dictionary, the OED is very different from dictionaries of current English, in which the focus is on present-day meanings.

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   The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP). It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to scholars and academic researchers, as well as describing usage in its many variations throughout the ...

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   • Published: .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}1884–1928 (first edition), 1989 (second edition), Third edition in preparation

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   Browse the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. 0-9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. You can also browse entries via our different word lists: Oxford Learner's Word Lists.