Oxford English Dictionary
also known as: free dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary online, quotations, source of words.
Use the Oxford English Dictionary Online for free at home or in the library with your library membership number. The OED has more than 600,000 meanings of words, using more than 3 million quotations to show how words have been used over the complete history of the English language.
You can use the Oxford English Dictionary in the library and at
home. This multimedia resource is a comprehensive dictionary
of English and the definitive record of the language.
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If all the information from the online Oxford English
Dictionary was in book form it would be 20 volumes.
Imagine trying to look through all that information in a
hurry! With all the information online you will be able to
find it quickly and easily at the click of a button.
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Unlike many resources available on the Internet you know you can
rely on the information you will find.
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Did You Know?
The word iPod was added to the dictionary in 2001.
You can discover when words entered the English language, new
and revised words are added to the dictionary four times a
year.
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Did You Know?
The 2nd most frequently quoted source in the Oxford English
Dictionary is William Shakespeare, with a total of 33,150
quotations.
You can explore the top 1,000 authors and works quoted in
the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Key Features:
- Browse the whole dictionary
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- Browse words by subject, usage, region, or origin
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- Explore the top 1,000 authors and works quoted in the OED
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How to access the Oxford English Dictionary
Click on the Oxford
Dictionary banner above or click here.
Log in using the number on the back of your library card.
Oxford English Dictionary Pro
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Oxford English Dictionary Pro is an integrated language resource
that expands on the resources available at Oxford English
Dictionary.
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There are online dictionaries, thesauruses, guidance on
pronunciation and writing skills, and even crosswords.
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