Frequently Asked Questions
Dictionaries
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The ambition of OUP is to make OED Online available to everyone with a scholarly or professional interest in the English language, and also to anyone fascinated by the historical record of our culture.
Thousands of libraries throughout the English-speaking world and beyond have access to the online edition - giving more than 30 million people around the world the chance to explore 'the world's greatest dictionary'.
If your local library or university does not have access to OED Online, speak to the Librarian about the possibility of subscribing. Alternatively, you could take out a personal subscribtion, which would give you access from your home. You can find out more from Oxford's Online Products website.
You can search the smaller Compact Oxford English Dictionary free online from AskOxford.
Other questions in this section: What is a dictionary?
What are people referring to when they talk about the 'Oxford Dictionary'?
Are dictionaries always in alphabetical order?
Are dictionaries really necessary?
Are lexicographers good spellers?
Are other languages besides English recorded in huge multi-volume dictionaries?
Do dictionary-makers ever make mistakes?
Do you include words used on the Internet?
How can I access OED Online?
How do you decide if a new word should go in an Oxford dictionary?
How do you decide what to include in a dictionary?
How do you know what a word means?
How has computer technology affected dictionary-making?
How have dictionaries changed over the years?
How will a dictionary look in 2050?
How will revision affect the size of the OED?
Is there an official committee which regulates the English language?
What skills and talents does a lexicographer need?
When will the Third Edition of the OED be published?
Will you put the word I have invented into the dictionary?
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