the OED

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/ˌəʊ iː ˈdiː/

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the Oxford English Dictionary
(the largest dictionary of the English language, which was first published in Britain in 1928)《牛津英语大词典》（全写为 the Oxford English Dictionary，最大的英语词典，初版于 1928 年在英国发行）
CultureThe OED is a very large historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press. It is one of the most famous dictionaries in the world, well known for including many different meanings of words, and for giving real examples to show how each word was originally used and how its meaning has changed through time. Work on it began in 1879 and the final volume was published in 1928. A second edition, with many new words, was published in 1989. The work of adding to the dictionary continues and OED Online is published regularly on the Internet.see also Murray