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  2. Oxford English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which published its first edition in 1884, traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to ...

  3. Comparison of English dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    This is a comparison of English dictionaries, which are dictionaries about the language of English.The dictionaries listed here are categorized into "full-size" dictionaries (which extensively cover the language, and are targeted to native speakers), "collegiate" (which are smaller, and often contain other biographical or geographical information useful to college students), and "learner's ...

  4. A. S. Hornby - Wikipedia

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    After leaving Japan in 1942, Hornby joined the British Council and later became the first editor of the journal English Language Teaching, launched in October 1946. In 1948 his dictionary was reissued by Oxford University Press as A Learner's Dictionary of Current English. The subsequent editions of the dictionary were (1963 second, 1974 third ...

  5. Google Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. Available worldwide define 船 [a] English (UK) Oxford Dictionary of English. Oxford Thesaurus of English Oxford University Press: Shown worldwide (except North America) define apple [25] [b] English (US) New Oxford American Dictionary. Oxford Thesaurus of English Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus

  6. Historical Thesaurus of English - Wikipedia

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    The Historical Thesaurus of English (HTE) is a complete database of all the words in the Oxford English Dictionary and other dictionaries (including Old English), arranged by semantic field and date. In this way, the HTE arranges the whole vocabulary of English, from the earliest written records in Old English to the present, alongside dates of ...

  7. ‘Brain rot’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2024 - AOL

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    Brain rot, a 170-year-old concept that has taken on new meaning in the social media age, is the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024. Oxford University Press, the publisher of the Oxford English ...

  8. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD) was the first advanced learner's dictionary of English. It was first published in 1948. It is the largest English-language dictionary from Oxford University Press aimed at a non-native audience.

  9. The Oxford English Dictionary declares 'rizz' is the 2023 ...

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    Here's more on the slang's definition, meaning, origin on TikTok, pronunciation and examples. ... according to the Oxford English Dictionary. ... “Signs of a healthy language include words being ...