A guide to the meaning, etymology and pronunciation of more than 600,000 words.
The online version of the Oxford English Dictionary contains the full-text of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary second edition, and a historical thesaurus. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world. Etymological analysis and listings of variant spellings. From current speech to past usage.
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