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Oxford English Dictionary (OED)


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Authoritative dictionary describing the evolution of the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, etymologies, and pronunciation of over 600,000 words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 3 million quotations from a wide range of international English-language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books. Updated quarterly.



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English Language; Dictionaries



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