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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Statements (50)

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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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Oxford English Dictionary → abbreviation → Oxford English Dictionary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: OED
BBC English → codifiedIn → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oxford English Dictionary pronunciation guides
Received Pronunciation → codifiedIn → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
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)
British English → hasSpellingAuthority → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
Oxford English Dictionary → name → Oxford English Dictionary self-link ⓘ
Oxford University Press → publisherOf → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ