Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford dictionary of English language is one of the most famous academic dictionaries of English language edited by

the publishing house “Oxford University Press”.

The dictionary was created by London philology society in 1857 year. The plan

was formulated in 1859 year. James Marry has been the editor.

The 1st of February in 1884. The dictionary was published for the 1st time named “New English

dictionary on Historical Principles”.The publication consisted of : 10 volumes, and

published up to 1928.

In 1933 the dictionary was reedited and consisted of 12 volumes.

In 1989 the 2nd publication began in 20 volumes.

Oxford dictionary contains all the words with detailed, information. Then you can find the change of the meanings, spelling, pronunciation, usage in different historical periods.

Oxford dictionary:500 000 words

2 000 000 quotations