Oxford English Dictionary

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English dictionary dictionary of the English language historical dictionary reference work

The Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative, comprehensive historical dictionary of the English language, widely regarded as the standard reference for definitions, usage, and etymology.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Oxford English Dictionary canonical	15
OED	1
OED Online	1
OED Second Edition	1
OED Third Edition (in progress)	1
Oxford English Dictionary project	1
Oxford English Dictionary pronunciation guides	1
Oxford English Dictionary, 1879	1
The Oxford English Dictionary	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English dictionary ⓘ dictionary of the English language ⓘ historical dictionary ⓘ reference work ⓘ
abbreviation	Oxford English Dictionary self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OED
accessModel	subscription ⓘ
cityOfPublisher	Oxford ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
editorialMethod	evidence-based citation collection ⓘ historical principles ⓘ
feature	chronological arrangement of word senses ⓘ etymological information for entries ⓘ extensive illustrative quotations ⓘ pronunciation information ⓘ usage labels ⓘ variant spellings ⓘ
firstEditionPublicationYear	1928 ⓘ
firstFasciclePublicationYear	1884 ⓘ
format	CD-ROM (historical) ⓘ online database ⓘ print ⓘ
hasChiefEditor	Charles Talbut Onions (historical) ⓘ Henry Bradley (historical) ⓘ James Murray (historical) ⓘ John Simpson (historical) ⓘ Michael Proffitt ⓘ William Craigie (historical) ⓘ
hasEdition	Oxford English Dictionary self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OED Online Oxford English Dictionary self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OED Second Edition Oxford English Dictionary self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OED Third Edition (in progress)
hasWebsite	https://www.oed.com ⓘ
isConsidered	the most comprehensive dictionary of English ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
maintainedBy	Oxford University Press lexicographers ⓘ
name	Oxford English Dictionary self-link ⓘ
notableContributor	J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ James Murray (historical) ⓘ surface form: James Murray
onlineLaunchYear	2000 ⓘ
organization	Oxford University Press ⓘ
originalTitle	A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles ⓘ
projectStartYear	1857 ⓘ
publisher	Oxford University Press ⓘ
reputation	authoritative dictionary of English ⓘ standard reference for scholars and writers ⓘ
scope	comprehensive coverage of English vocabulary ⓘ historical development of English words ⓘ
secondEditionPublicationYear	1989 ⓘ
subject	English lexicography ⓘ etymology ⓘ historical semantics ⓘ

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British English → hasSpellingAuthority → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

Received Pronunciation → codifiedIn → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

Oxford University Press → publisherOf → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

Oxford English Dictionary → name → Oxford English Dictionary self-link ⓘ

Oxford English Dictionary → abbreviation → Oxford English Dictionary self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: OED

Oxford English Dictionary → hasEdition → Oxford English Dictionary self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: OED Second Edition

Oxford English Dictionary → hasEdition → Oxford English Dictionary self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: OED Online

Oxford English Dictionary → hasEdition → Oxford English Dictionary self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: OED Third Edition (in progress)

BBC English → codifiedIn → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oxford English Dictionary pronunciation guides

New Oxford American Dictionary → relatedWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

Countdown → usesDictionary → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

A Dictionary of the English Language → influenced → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles → laterKnownAs → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles → supersededByTitle → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

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James Murray (historical) → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

subject surface form: James Murray

James Murray (historical) → startedWorkOn → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

subject surface form: James Murray

this entity surface form: Oxford English Dictionary, 1879

Henry Bradley (historical) → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

subject surface form: Henry Bradley

William Craigie (historical) → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

subject surface form: William Craigie

Charles Talbut Onions (historical) → workedOn → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

subject surface form: Charles Talbut Onions

John Simpson (historical) → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

John Simpson (historical) → affiliation → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oxford English Dictionary project

Michael Proffitt → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ