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The Oxford English Dictionary is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press, a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which began
Seven of the twenty volumes of the printed second edition of The Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
William Chester Minor, 1834–1920
James Murray in the Scriptorium at Banbury Road
A quotation slip as used in the compilation of the OED, illustrating the word flood
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Oxford University Press is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially gr
Oxford English Dictionary
…The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which began publication in 1884, traces the historical development of the English…
Matrices for casting type collected by Bishop Fell, part of his collection now known as the "Fell Types", shown in the OUP Museum
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