Library computers have full access to the Oxford English Dictionary Online. Library members can also get access from home.
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What is Oxford English Dictionary Online?
The OED is generally accepted as the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world. It is a historical dictionary, covering changes in meaning and the development of English. It includes:
- entries on the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years
- 2.5 million quotations from classic literature, periodicals, film scripts and pop songs and more
- find the first recorded use of words such as ‘mobile phone'.
Crossword solvers can search for words with wildcards (using a question mark for missing letters) and by their definitions.
Use Oxford English Dictionary Online at home
Use your library card and PIN to sign into the E-library and go directly to the online reference library page.
After you've signed into the E-library, there will also be a link to the 'Online reference library' on the right of every page.
Library members – full subscriber access
Non-members – limited access
Further information
You can find out more about using Oxford English Dictionary Online from the Oxford University Press website – short introductions.
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