The Oxford English Dictionary
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The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the main historical dictionary of the English language, published by the Oxford University Press. It traces the historical development of the English language, providing a comprehensive resource to scholars and academic researchers, as well as describing usage in its many variations throughout the world. The second edition came to 21,728 pages in 20 volumes, published in 1989.
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Historical nature
Entries and relative size
Origins
Early editors
Oxford editors
Completion of first edition and first supplement
Second supplement
Second edition
Additions series
Third edition
New entries and words
Compact editions
Electronic versions
Relationship to other Oxford dictionaries
Reception
1st edition