The Online Dictionary of Language Terminology (ODLT)


OED
The acronym for the Oxford English Dictionary.
Notes:
1. The OED refers to itself with the acronym O.E.D.

Oxford English Dictionary -
The OED's first citation for the acronym O.E.D. is from 1898:
"The practice of the '*O.E.D.' has been followed in this respect."
(Morris, Australian English, p. xviii)



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