BBC

Using a dictionary

A dictionary is a list of words or phrases and their definitions (what they mean). Dictionaries are arranged in alphabetical order. They help you to spell or understand any new words, so are a ...
The Financial Times

The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Peter Gilliver review — from A to Z and back again

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “Like painting the Forth Bridge” is an expression often used in Britain to describe, in the Oxford English Dictionary ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

How the Oxford English Dictionary was brought to life in a rustic 'scriptorium'

Just to work from "A" to "ant" took the original Oxford English Dictionary team around 10 years. They thought they'd reach "Z" in that time — but gathering definitions for hundreds of thousands of ...
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'Ridiculous' Gen Z words added to Cambridge Dictionary

The Cambridge Dictionary has added over 6,000 new words this year, including "skibidi," a slang expression that became viral several years back after appearing in an animated YouTube series. "Internet ...
BBC

Using a dictionary

A dictionary is a list of words or phrases and their definitions (what they mean). Dictionaries are arranged in alphabetical order. They help you to spell or understand any new words, so are a ...