On the way to work this morning, I noticed a short item in The Washington Post: "Internet may phase out printed Oxford Dictionary." "It weighs in at more than 130 pounds, but the authoritative ...

The head of Oxford University Press, Nigel Portwood, recently caused a stir by openly considering the possibility that the third edition of the Oxford English Dictionary might be published in ...

While the monetary compensation wasn’t extravagant, the publisher sealed the deal with one irresistible perk: Each of us was given the 20-volume 1998 second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.

State media are reporting that the venerable Oxford English Dictionary is considering adding the Chinese word to its ... we will consider including it in our dictionaries of the 2014 edition. ...

The next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, ... Almost one third of a million entries were contained in the second version of the OED, published in 1989 across 20 volumes.

Get to know the Oxford English Dictionary better. ... Minor was the dictionary’s second most prolific contributor, ... In the dictionary’s 1989 edition, ...

Oxford English Dictionary adds seven new Korean words including ‘dalgona’ and ‘tteokbokki’ This is the first time since September 2021 that the dictionary has added new Korean words ...

The Oxford English Dictionary is what’s called a historical dictionary. Along with definitions, it includes evidence of a word’s origins and notes how its usage and meaning have changed over time.

Māori words in the Oxford English dictionary's March 2023 edition The oldest Māori word in this new update is 'whenua' meaning "land or piece of land belonging to a Māori person or native land ...