The Oxford English Dictionary considers inclusion of word in its pages after gathering independent examples from a good variety of sources, and evidence that the word has been in use for a reasonable ...

OXFORD Languages has announced its latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), introducing several Guyanese English words that reflect the country’s rich cultural and linguistic heritage.

The term "waka jumper" has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The colloquial phrase, which is used almost exclusively in New Zealand politics, is among several new words the dictionary has ...

Ten new Welsh words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary, including the phrase for cheers. The BBC's Harriet Morgan looks at some of the new words and their pronunciation. They also ...

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And it is for lexicography that he is justifiably famous. They then began work on a book on English usage, but the first world war intervened, and when Francis died from tuberculosis in 1918, Henry ...