TheOxfordEnglish Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution oftheEnglish language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassedguide tothe meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a millionwords,both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.

5millionquotations from a wide range of international English languagesources,from classic literature and specialist periodicals to filmscripts andcookery books.The OED covers words from across theEnglish speakingworld, from North America to South Africa, fromAustralia and New Zealandto the Caribbean. It also offers the best inetymological analysis andin listing of variant spellings, and it showspronunciation using theInternational Phonetic Alphabet.

As theOED is a historicaldictionary, its entry structure is very differentfrom that of adictionary of current English, in which only present daysenses arecovered, and in which the most common meanings or senses aredescribedfirst. For each word in the OED, the various groupings ofsenses aredealt with in chronological order according to the quotationevidence,i.e. the senses with the earliest quotations appear first, andthe senseswhich have developed more recently appear further down theentry. In acomplex entry with many strands, the development over timecan be seen ina structure with several branches.

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