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Database of the Month: OED Revisited

By Kimberly Morin

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) started life more than 150 years ago. That is staying power!

The OED is a source for investigating the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.

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Database of the Month: Oxford English Dictionary

By Liz Galoozis
The OED can answer questions from "Did Shakespeare coin the word ‘bedazzle?’" to "How many words in the English language originated in Africa?" ...
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