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  2. Oxford English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    www.oed.com. 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 ...

  3. John Simpson (lexicographer) - Wikipedia

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    John Simpson was born in Cheltenham, where his father was employed at GCHQ, and attended Dean Close School. He gained a BA in English Literature at the University of York in 1975 and an MA in Medieval Studies at the University of Reading in 1976. He is married with two daughters and two granddaughters, and now lives in Cricklade, Wiltshire.

  4. Michael Proffitt - Wikipedia

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    Michael Proffitt. Michael Proffitt is the eighth chief editor for the Oxford English Dictionary. Brought up in Edinburgh, Proffitt attended the University of Oxford, where he studied English language and literature. After graduation, Proffitt took a job with the O.E.D. in 1989. [1]

  5. Comparison of English dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    Oxford Dictionary of English: Oxford University Press: 1998 3rd (ISBN 0-19-957112-0) 2010 2,112 355,000 British: IPA: Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Oxford University Press: 1895 2nd (20 vols., ISBN 0-19-861186-2) 1989 21,730 291,500 British: IPA: Random House Webster's: Random House: 1966 2nd (rev., ISBN 978-0375425998) 2002 2,256 315,000 ...

  6. List of contributors to the Oxford English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Edmund Weiner. 1985–89. 2nd edition jointly with Simpson; also worked on 3rd edition. Joined 1977. John Simpson. 1985–2013. 2nd edition jointly with Weiner; 3rd edition chief editor from 1993. Joined 1976. Michael Proffitt.

  7. Oxford Dictionary of English - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE) is a single-volume English dictionary published by Oxford University Press, first published in 1998 as The New Oxford Dictionary of English (NODE). The word "new" was dropped from the title with the Second Edition in 2003. [1] The dictionary is not based on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) – it is a ...