Librarian Liaison-College of Liberal Arts
Introduction
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Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Traces the development of English words from approximately 1150 AD up to the present day.
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Did you know?
- The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language since 1150.
- It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
- It 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.
- The OED includes all common words of speech and literature, including scientific/technical terms and foreign words in general use.
- The library owns several editions of the OED, both print and online.