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February 1

Oxford English Dictionary Published: Defining Language

After twenty-seven years of painstaking research, the first fascicles of the Oxford English Dictionary reached readers, tracing every English word back to its earliest recorded use. This monumental project gave scholars a living map of the language's evolution and remains the definitive authority on English etymology and usage worldwide.

February 1, 1884

142 years ago

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