On February 1, 1884, the very first part of what would become the most famous dictionary in history was published. It was called a fascicle essentially … ...

Oxford International Digital Institute  (OIDI) has launched a Oxford ELLT Skill Retake option for Oxford ELLT, its English ...

An excerpt from Dictionary People investigates the story of amateurs collaborating alongside the academic elite to create a foundation for our vocabulary. Every item on this page was chosen by a Town ...

Doomscrolling has a new hazard. Oxford University Press announced “rage bait” is its 2025 word of the year. The prestigious publisher defines “rage bait” as “online content deliberately designed to ...

Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022, over 650 new words were added, ranging from slang and tech terms to pop ...

There are few books in the world that most people have heard of. There are even fewer so recognizable that are 500,000 words long. That’s right, we’re talking about the dictionary. The Oxford English ...

After graduate school, I treated myself to a full set — that's 20 very large and heavy volumes — of the Oxford English Dictionary for my home office. It was a very on-brand purchase for me, and also a ...

The English language grows a little more every year. It becomes richer, warmer, and more diverse as people across the world create new words. It borrows expressions from other cultures or changes the ...

In 2022, the Oxford English Dictionary added 18 new LGBTQ-related terms to its repository of English words. Credit: Mashable Communities around the world have ushered in the New Year, tying up the ...