The Oxford English Dictionary, the world's leading authority on the history
and development of the English language since 1150, is now available online.
In addition to offering unparalleled access to the wealth of material
contained in the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary and 3-volume Additions
Series, online publication enables the 'treasure-house' of the English
language to move with the times as never before.
For the first time since it was completed in 1928, the Oxford English
Dictionary is being completely revised; every word and every sense is
being fully reviewed, and new words added, to take account of the latest
changes in language and scholarship. New material from the £34 million
(US$55 million) revision programme, which began in 1993, will be released
quarterly, offering online subscribers a unique opportunity to follow
the progress of the revision project.
Features and benefits of OED Online
- See at least 1,000 new and revised entries each quarter
- Search the equivalent of over 20 volumes of information with speed
and ease
- Display entries according to your needs - for the first time you can
turn pronunciation, etymologies, variant spellings, and quotations on
and off
- Compare revised entries with entries from the Second Edition to see
how the language has changed.
- A fully-illustrated free tour is available to take you through the
features and benefits of OED Online. (Please note that the tour currently
uses frames; we will be adding a downloadable print version of the tour
in due course.)
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