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Q: What is the first word in the Oxford dictionary?
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What city was the oxford dictionary published?

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) was first published in Oxford, England.


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1n 1984 according to the Oxford English Dictionary.


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The first Oxford English Dictionary was published on February 1, 1884. The editor of the first Oxford English Dictionary was Herbert Coleridge, but he died before it was finished and was replaced by Frederick Furnivall.


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The definition of the word transpire in the Oxford dictionary is to occur or to happen. It is a verb and the word's origin if from the Latin language from Medieval times.


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Naf is not in the Oxford English dictionary.


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What has the author Andrew Delahunty written?

Andrew Delahunty has written: 'Oxford Pocket School Dictionary' 'My First Canadian Oxford Thesaurus' 'Oxford Primary Dictionary' 'Oxford First Illustrated Children's Dictionary' 'Goldenballs and the Iron Lady' -- subject(s): Biography, Dictionaries, Nicknames


How do you get a word in a dictionary?

I supose you have to ask the people who make the dictionary to add it in eg oxford


Which word would come after the word concept in a dictionary?

Every dictionary is different. In the Oxford English dictionary, after "concept" n., and "concept" v., comes "conceptacle". In the New Oxford American dictionary, the next word is "conception." In both the TWL, (the Scrabble dictionary) and Webster's Second International, the next word is "conceptacle."


When was New Oxford American Dictionary created?

The New Oxford American Dictionary was first published in 2001. It is an American English dictionary designed for use in the United States.