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The Meaning of Everything: The history of the Oxford English Dictionary

Professor Charlotte Brewer · Gresham College

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About

The legendary Oxford English Dictionary today contains over 600,000 words and a staggering 2,500,000 illustrative quotations. A glorious, bursting treasure-house, the OED serves as a guardian of the literary jewels of the past, a testament to the richness of the English language today, and a guarantor of future understanding of the language.

The talk

  1. The Meaning of Everything: The history of the Oxford English Dictionary 2009-03-09 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Charlotte Brewer
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
Source
Gresham College
Licence
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