Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

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Linguistics;
Reference;
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Notes: 
Contains the complete text of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition. The following information is provided for each word: etymology, definition, part of speech, date of origination, pronunciation, quotation, and cross-references.

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Print Equivalent: 
For the print equivalent of this title, see The Oxford English dictionary [2nd ed. 1989] (Oxford : Clarendon Press, etc.). For earlier editions, check the Library Catalog for holdings.

Provider: 
Oxford University Press

Format: 
Web

Language: 
English

Output type: 
Print, Download