New Oxford American Dictionary

E124661

English dictionary monolingual dictionary

The New Oxford American Dictionary is a comprehensive, authoritative dictionary of American English known for its contemporary coverage and usage guidance, published by Oxford University Press.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
New Oxford American Dictionary canonical	3
New Oxford American Dictionary (NOAD)	1
Oxford American English dictionaries	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1056773 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New Oxford American Dictionary
Context triple: [Oxford University Press, publisherOf, New Oxford American Dictionary]

A. Oxford English Dictionary
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.
B. Collins English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary is a major authoritative reference work on the English language, particularly influential for British English usage and spelling.
C. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
The Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is a widely used reference work that provides authoritative phonetic transcriptions and pronunciation guidance for English words, particularly reflecting standard British usage.
D. Diccionario de americanismos
Diccionario de americanismos is a specialized dictionary compiled under the auspices of the Royal Spanish Academy that documents and explains the distinctive Spanish vocabulary and usages found throughout the Americas.
E. Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New Oxford American Dictionary
Target entity description: The New Oxford American Dictionary is a comprehensive, authoritative dictionary of American English known for its contemporary coverage and usage guidance, published by Oxford University Press.

A. Oxford English Dictionary
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.
B. Collins English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary is a major authoritative reference work on the English language, particularly influential for British English usage and spelling.
C. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
The Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is a widely used reference work that provides authoritative phonetic transcriptions and pronunciation guidance for English words, particularly reflecting standard British usage.
D. Diccionario de americanismos
Diccionario de americanismos is a specialized dictionary compiled under the auspices of the Royal Spanish Academy that documents and explains the distinctive Spanish vocabulary and usages found throughout the Americas.
E. Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary
Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary is a seminal reference work that systematically documents and standardizes British English pronunciation, particularly the accent known as Received Pronunciation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English dictionary ⓘ monolingual dictionary ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NOAD ⓘ New Oxford American Dictionary (NOAD) ⓘ linked to: New Oxford American Dictionary
basedOn	Oxford Dictionaries American English corpus ⓘ Oxford English Dictionary lexical research ⓘ
contains	abbreviations ⓘ definitions ⓘ idioms ⓘ phrases ⓘ proper names ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
edition	First edition ⓘ Second edition ⓘ Third edition ⓘ
feature	contemporary usage notes ⓘ etymologies ⓘ example sentences ⓘ new word coverage ⓘ pronunciations ⓘ usage guidance ⓘ
firstEditionPublicationYear	2001 ⓘ
firstEditionPublisher	Oxford University Press ⓘ
focus	American English ⓘ
genre	reference work ⓘ
hasDigitalVersion	yes ⓘ
intendedUse	standard American English reference ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
license	proprietary ⓘ
mediaType	digital ⓘ print ⓘ
notableFor	up‑to‑date American English coverage ⓘ usage panels and notes ⓘ
publisher	Oxford University Press ⓘ
publisherImprint	Oxford University Press USA ⓘ linked to: Oxford University Press
regionVariant	North American English ⓘ
relatedWork	Oxford Dictionary of English ⓘ Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
reputation	authoritative ⓘ comprehensive ⓘ
subject	American English vocabulary ⓘ lexicography ⓘ
targetAudience	editors ⓘ general readers ⓘ students ⓘ writers ⓘ
usedIn	Apple Mac OS X built‑in dictionary application ⓘ Apple iOS built‑in dictionary feature ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oxford University Press → publisherOf → New Oxford American Dictionary ⓘ

New Oxford American Dictionary → alsoKnownAs → New Oxford American Dictionary (NOAD) ⓘ

linked to: New Oxford American Dictionary

NOAD → fullName → New Oxford American Dictionary ⓘ

NOAD → acronymOf → New Oxford American Dictionary ⓘ

Oxford Dictionaries American English corpus → basisFor → Oxford American English dictionaries ⓘ