| Second Edition | |
|---|---|
| Editor | John Simpson and Edmund Weiner |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Dictionary |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Who edits the Oxford dictionary?
There have been four editors of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography since 1992: founding editor Colin Matthew (1992-9), Brian Harrison (1999-2004), Lawrence Goldman (2004-14), and the current editor, David Cannadine.
Who put the Oxford dictionary together?
| William Chester Minor | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1834 Ceylon |
| Died | March 26, 1920 (aged 85) Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Known for | Contributions to the Oxford English Dictionary |
WHO publishes Oxford Learners dictionary?
Oxford University Press
Oxford Advanced American Dictionary for learners of English
Paperback+CD-ROM version ( ISBN 0-19-439966-4, 978-0-19-439966-1): Published by Oxford University Press.
Is the Oxford dictionary a reliable source?
Oxford’s English dictionaries are widely regarded as the world’s most authoritative sources on current English. This dictionary is regularly updated with evidence from one of the world’s largest lexical research programmes, and features over 350,000 words and phrases.
What dictionary does Harvard use?
Oxford English Dictionary | Harvard Library.
What is the most accurate dictionary in the world?
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
What is the 1st word in the dictionary?
“Aardvark” is commonly the first word listed in English dictionaries, because it begins with two A’s. This unique spelling is due to its direct adoption from Afrikaans, a Dutch-influenced language spoken in South Africa and the surrounding countries.
Who runs the dictionary?
Dictionary.com
| Type of site | Dictionary |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rock Holdings |
| Created by | Brian Kariger Daniel Fierro |
| URL | www.dictionary.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
Who decides the dictionary?
To decide which words to include in the dictionary and to determine what they mean, Merriam-Webster editors study the language as it’s used. They carefully monitor which words people use most often and how they use them.
Who writes Cambridge Dictionary?
Colin McIntosh is the chief editor of the new edition of the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary and a writer on language and languages.
How do I reference the Oxford dictionary?
A reference for a dictionary would be: Organization Name. (date). Title of dictionary [in italics], Retrieved date, from [URL] [for online dictionaries] or place of publishing followed by a period and URL if retrieved from a URL.
Who is Cambridge Dictionary published by?
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press has been publishing dictionaries for learners of English since 1995. Cambridge Dictionaries Online began offering these dictionaries completely free of charge in 1999 — and today, Cambridge Dictionary is still growing.
Who writes the Oxford English Dictionary?
Robert Burchfield, workaholic Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionaries.
Which dictionary is better Oxford or Cambridge?
When it comes to definitions, Cambridge and Oxford take fairly different approaches. While the Oxford English Dictionary gives you the meaning of the word as well as its origin, the Cambridge Dictionary gives a more practical explanation along with an example of how to use the word in a sentence.
Oxford English Dictionary
OED Online (Oxford English Dictionary)
Considered the most authoritative and comprehensive English language dictionary in the world.
Does Apple use Oxford dictionary?
Apple Inc. Dictionary was introduced in OS X 10.4 with the New Oxford American Dictionary and Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus (as well as the Wikipedia and Apple Dictionary sections).
What dictionary do judges use?
Ballentine’s Law Dictionary available in print and on LexisNexis . This dictionary contains over 40,000 definitions of legal terms “based on the actual construction of those terms by courts of last resort, with each case cited to the page on which the definition appears.”
Which American dictionary is best?
Merriam-Webster
Dictionary by Merriam-Webster: America’s most-trusted online dictionary.
What word is spelled wrong in all dictionaries of the world?
Riddle: What word is spelled wrong in the dictionary? Answer: Wrong.
Which is better Oxford or Collins dictionary?
The attraction of the Oxford Dictionary of English is that it has a good selection of proper nouns, though not as many as the old Collins, and has a clearer presentation of words and phrases than Chambers.