the Internets biggest, most prestigeladen reference book the Guardian

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the Internets biggest, most prestige-laden
reference book the Guardian

• The Oxford English Dictionary is widely
  acknowledged to be the most authoritative and
  comprehensive dictionary of English in the world,
  and the definitive record of English language
  development

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Brief History

• First Edition
• Work started in 1857
• Published 1884-1928, 10 volumes,
• 15,490 pages
• 70 years to complete

• Second Edition
• Amalgamation of the First Edition and Supplements
  in one sequence
• Published 1989, 20 volumes,
• 21,730 pages
• 615,164 words defined
• 2,436,600 quotations
• 139,900 pronunciations
• 219,800 etymologies
• Most quoted author

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OED Online

• Unique,authoritative, and now ONLINE!
• Available March 2000 by annual subscription
• Includes the Second Edition and 3 Additions
  volumes,
• Plus quarterly releases of new and revised
  material

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Features and Benefits

• See at least 1,500 new and revised entries each
  quarter
• Search the equivalent of over 20 volumes of
  information with speed and ease
• Display entries according to your needs - you
  can turn pronunciation, etymologies, variant
  spellings, and quotations on and off
• Compare revised entries with entries from the
  Second Edition to see how the language has
  changed

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