Oxford English Dictionary
About this eResource
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium.
It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
Traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
Covers formal language to slang, from 1150 to today.
Each entry provides etymologies and quotations demonstrating usage.
This resource also provides tools for fast searching of words by definition, by origin and history, by quotation, first cited use and more.
Features and benefits:
- See at least 1,000 new and revised entries each quarter
- Search the equivalent of over 20 volumes of information with speed and ease
- Display entries according to your needs - you can turn pronunciation, etymologies, variant spellings, and quotations on and off.
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