Oxford English Dictionary, The (OED)
- Oxford English Dictionary, The (OED)
-
Definitive historical
dictionary of the English language.
It was conceived by London's Philological Society in 1857, and sustained editorial work began in 1879 under
James Murray. Published in 10 volumes between 1884 and 1928, it first appeared under its current name in 1933. Its definitions are arranged mostly in order of historical occurrence and illustrated with dated quotations from English-language literature and records. Its second edition was published in 20 volumes in 1989.
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Oxford English Dictionary, The — [ȓiː ɔksfəd ɪȖglɪʃ dɪkʃənrɪ], Abkürzung OED [əʊiː diː], umfassendstes historisch etymologisches Wörterbuch der englischen Sprache, in dem der Wortschatz des Englischen seit dem 12. Jahrhundert systematisch erfasst und mit chronologisch… … Universal-Lexikon
Oxford English Dictionary, The (OED) — El diccionario histórico definitivo de la lengua inglesa. Concebido en 1857 por la Sociedad Filológica de Londres, el largo y sostenido proceso editorial que llevó a su concreción se inició, en 1879, bajo la dirección de James Murray. Publicado… … Enciclopedia Universal
Oxford English Dictionary, The — ▪ English dictionary definitive historical dictionary of the English language, originally consisting of 12 volumes and a 1 volume supplement. The dictionary is a corrected and updated revision of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles … Universalium
Oxford English Dictionary — OED redirects here. For other uses, see OED (disambiguation). This article is about the multi volume historical dictionary. For other, smaller, dictionaries published by Oxford, including the one volume Oxford Dictionary of English, see… … Wikipedia
(the) Oxford English Dictionary — the Oxford English Dictionary [the Oxford English Dictionary] (also the OED) a very large historical dictionary of the English language, published by ↑Oxfor … Useful english dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary — El Oxford English Dictionary (abreviado OED) es un diccionario publicado por la editorial Oxford University Press, considerado el más erudito y completo diccionario de la lengua inglesa, así como el principal punto de referencia para su estudio… … Wikipedia Español
Oxford English Dictionary — Das Oxford English Dictionary (OED) ist ein sehr umfangreiches englisches Wörterbuch, das den englischen Wortschatz und die Sprachentwicklung des letzten Jahrtausends umfasst. Ähnlich wie das Grimmsche Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache enthält es… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Oxford English Dictionary — L’Oxford English Dictionary (OED) est un dictionnaire de référence pour la langue anglaise. Il est publié par l’Oxford University Press et contient des mots venant du Royaume Uni et des diverses régions du monde anglophone : Amérique du Nord … Wikipédia en Français
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary — The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, often abbreviated to SOED, is a scaled down version of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). It comprises two volumes rather than the twenty needed for the full second edition of the OED. The sixth edition… … Wikipedia
Oxford English Dictionary — Oxford En|glish Dic|tion|a|ry, the OED a very large dictionary of English, started in the 1880s, which is famous for its completeness and for its explanations of the origins of words and their history. It is available either as a book in several… … Dictionary of contemporary English
