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Oxford English Dictionary

Book information
AuthorJohn Simpson & Edmund Weiner (editors)
Original titleA New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (NED)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsDictionary
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date1989
Pages22000
Preceded byOED1

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The 'Oxford English Dictionary' ('OED'), published by the Oxford University Press, is the self-styled premier dictionary of the English language. Two fully bound print editions of the OED have been published under its current name, in 1928 and 1989. The first edition was published in twelve volumes (plus later supplements), and the second edition in twenty volumes. , the editors had completed the third edition from M to Ryvita. With descriptions for approximately 600,000 words, the Oxford English Dictionary is the longest official dictionary; as stated by The Guinness Book of World Records.


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