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Oxford English Dictionary

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Guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words from across the English-speaking world.

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OED: Glossary of grammatical terms
This glossary provides explanations of the meanings of grammatical terms as they are used in the OED, with examples from the dictionary.

Oxford English Dictionary Video Tutorials

Getting started
Finding the help section See where the help section is located on the public pages, and how to get in contact with the OED team for further assistance.
OED how-to guides: site navigation
OED: Advanced search
OED: Searching the Historical Thesaurus
OED: Entry display and navigation
OED: The factsheet
OED: The OED tabbed entry display

OED how-to guides: searching the OED - quick search

OED: Searching the OED: Advanced search

OED: Searching the Historical Thesaurus

OED: Entry display and navigation

OED: The factsheet

OED: The OED tabbed entry display