Which Oxford Dictionary does Google use?

Google displayed definitions from Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary for English until August 2010 when it switched to the Oxford American College Dictionary.

Who writes the Oxford dictionary?

James Murray
The principal editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, James Murray was born the son of a tailor in Denholm, Scotland. At fourteen he began an intense regimen of self-education, showing intelligence and determination that later would see him through twenty-eight trying years of work on the Dictionary.

What is the first word in the Oxford English Dictionary?

The aardvark is not mythical, like the phoenix, since it really exists, but it has its own urban myth. Ask anyone which word comes first in an English dictionary, and they will assuredly answer “aardvark“.

How credible is Oxford dictionary?

Words of an Unprecedented Year The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.

Who wrote the original Oxford dictionary?

William Chester Minor
Born	June 22, 1834 Ceylon
Died	March 26, 1920 (aged 85) Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Alma mater	Yale University
Known for	Contributions to the Oxford English Dictionary

Is Google Dictionary a reliable source?

Google search results are not a reliable source of dictionary definitions. When you need to cite a dictionary definition, use an established print or electronic dictionary.

Is Oxford Dictionary British or American?

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP)….Oxford English Dictionary.

Seven of the twenty volumes of the printed second edition of The Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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