Oxford English Dictionary

About Oxford English Dictionary: The OED is regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive English language dictionary in the world. It contains close to 300,000 entries, and more than 2.5 million illustrative quotations. The entries included in the OED provide fascinating information on the English language, its history, and the social, cultural, and political influences that have shaped the language through the centuries.

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