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Oxford English Dictionary

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Subject Areas: English. Language and Literature. Quick Reference.

Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.

The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best in etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

The online OED corresponds to the Second Edition (20 volumes in print).

Format: Reference Works
Update Schedule: Quarterly.
Database Producer: Oxford University Press

This database is licensed for use only by students, staff, and faculty of OhioLINK member institutions.

Brief Description: Historical dictionary of the English language.

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This information updated: 2006-08-04