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   • 1. the largest dictionary of the English language, edited in Oxford and originally issued in instalments between 1884 and 1928.

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   The OED is the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words, 3 million quotations, and over 1,000 years of English. Explore the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases across the English-speaking world.

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   Find definitions, translations, and grammar explanations for British and American English words, phrases, and idioms. Explore word lists, topic dictionaries, and interactive exercises to improve your vocabulary and skills.

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   What is the OED Dictionary?

   • It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and usage of 500,000 words and phrases past and present, from across the English-speaking world. As a historical dictionary, the OED is very different from dictionaries of current English, in which the focus is on present-day meanings.

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   What's the difference between Oxford a to Z and OED?

   • "The new, 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary: Oxford's A to Z – The origin". The Guardian. London. The Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Dictionary of National Biography are indeed yet mighty, but not quite what they used to be, whereas the OED has gone from strength to strength and is one of the wonders of the world.

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   What is the difference between Oxford Dictionary & Concise Oxford Dictionary?

   • A completely new edition was produced from the OED2 and published in 1993, with revisions in 2002 and 2007. The Concise Oxford Dictionary is a different work, which aims to cover current English only, without the historical focus.

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   How many words in Oxford English Dictionary 2nd edition?

   • Oxford English Dictionary Second edition on CD-ROM Version 4.0: Includes 500,000 words with 2.5 million source quotations, 7,000 new words and meanings. Includes Vocabulary from OED 2nd Edition and all 3 Additions volumes.

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