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

- 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](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/meaning-everything-history-oxford-english-dictionary)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The Meaning of Everything: The history of the Oxford English Dictionary](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/meaning-everything-history-oxford-english-dictionary/e05049ed1374) (YouTube)