Oxford English Dictionary by Oxford University Press
A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles
This book is a comprehensive and authoritative resource that provides definitions, etymology, and pronunciation for more than half a million English words. It is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. The dictionary includes words from across the English-speaking world and from all areas of human knowledge, and is continually updated to reflect the evolution of the language.
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- Published
- 1884
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Very Long
- Pages
- 20,000+
- Original Language
- English
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