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Database

Oxford English Dictionary

Description

"The most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world. It is also the definitive record of English language development, tracing the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1500 years through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of sources".

Sources

The 20-volume print Oxford English Dictionary.

Updated

Quarterly

Time Span

Varies