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  2. Oxford English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which published its first edition in 1884, traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to ...

  3. Comparison of English dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    This is a comparison of English dictionaries, which are dictionaries about the language of English.The dictionaries listed here are categorized into "full-size" dictionaries (which extensively cover the language, and are targeted to native speakers), "collegiate" (which are smaller, and often contain other biographical or geographical information useful to college students), and "learner's ...

  4. The Dictionary People - Wikipedia

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    The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary is a 2023 book by Sarah Ogilvie. The book examines the volunteer contributors who responded to public appeals by the Oxford English Dictionary for words. After finding address books that had belonged to editor James Murray in the basement archive of the Oxford ...

  5. James Murray (lexicographer) - Wikipedia

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    Ada Agnes Ruthven. . ( m. 1867) . Children. 11 (incl. Harold Murray and Oswyn Murray) Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, FBA ( / ˈmʌri /; 7 February 1837 – 26 July 1915) was a British lexicographer and philologist. He was the primary editor of the Oxford English Dictionary ( OED) from 1879 until his death. [1] [2]

  6. Oxford Dictionary of English - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford Dictionary of English ( ODE) is a single-volume English dictionary published by Oxford University Press, first published in 1998 as The New Oxford Dictionary of English ( NODE ). The word "new" was dropped from the title with the Second Edition in 2003. [ 1] The dictionary is not based on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) – it is ...

  7. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English. Special edition in two volumes (USSR, 1982). The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary ( OALD) was the first advanced learner's dictionary of English. It was first published in 1948. It is the largest English-language dictionary from Oxford University Press aimed at a non-native audience.

  8. The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary

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    OUP website. The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary is a 2006 book by three editors of the Oxford English Dictionary, Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall and Edmund Weiner. It examines J. R. R. Tolkien 's brief period working as a lexicographer with the OED after World War I, traces his use of philology as it is apparent in ...

  9. Talk:Oxford English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Johnbod ( talk) 00:03, 16 June 2023 (UTC) Reply[ reply] The Oxford English Dictionary is one of the largest semantic tools of its kind. [1] The Oxford English Dictionary is a comprehensive resource that traces the historical development of the English language and describes its usage throughout the world.

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