Oxford English Dictionary

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf English dictionary ⓘ
dictionary of the English language ⓘ
historical dictionary ⓘ
reference work ⓘ
abbreviation 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 OED Online ⓘ
OED Second Edition ⓘ
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 ⓘ
notableContributor J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
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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British English → hasSpellingAuthority → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
Received Pronunciation → codifiedIn → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
Oxford University Press → publisherOf → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
Oxford English Dictionary → name → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
Oxford English Dictionary → abbreviation → OED ⓘ
linked to: Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary → hasEdition → OED Second Edition ⓘ
linked to: Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary → hasEdition → OED Online ⓘ
linked to: Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary → hasEdition → OED Third Edition (in progress) ⓘ
linked to: Oxford English Dictionary
BBC English → codifiedIn → Oxford English Dictionary pronunciation guides ⓘ
linked to: Oxford English Dictionary
New Oxford American Dictionary → relatedWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
Countdown → usesDictionary → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
A Dictionary of the English Language → influenced → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles → renamedAs → The Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
linked to: Oxford English Dictionary
James Murray → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
subject linked to: James Murray (historical)
James Murray → startedWorkOn → Oxford English Dictionary, 1879 ⓘ
subject linked to: James Murray (historical)
linked to: Oxford English Dictionary
Henry Bradley → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
subject linked to: Henry Bradley (historical)
William Craigie → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
subject linked to: William Craigie (historical)
Charles Talbut Onions → workedOn → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
John Simpson (historical) → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
John Simpson (historical) → affiliation → Oxford English Dictionary project ⓘ
linked to: Oxford English Dictionary
Michael Proffitt → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
Sir James Murray → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
NOAD → distinguishedFrom → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
Oxford Dictionary of English → distinctionFrom → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
James A. H. Murray → notableWork → Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
Gastón Gonnet → contributedTo → Oxford English Dictionary electronic text project ⓘ
linked to: Oxford English Dictionary