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- Description:
Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution
of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to
the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million
words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through
2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English
language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals
to film scripts and cookery books. The OED covers words from across
the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from
Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best
in etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows
pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet. The online
OED corresponds to the Second Edition (20 volumes in print).
- Update: None
- Access via: CD-ROM version on Library Network
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