Example sentences for: oed
How can you use “oed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
The OED reports that quantum (from the Latin quantus: how much, how great) has been used in English since early in the 17th century.
Notable is the term illustrative , used to describe the quotations accompanying the definitions: aside from their mixed success in serving to illustrate, quotations served a somewhat different purpose in the OED (and, indeed, in their application in some other dictionaries): they were the source matrix from which the definitions were derived.
Spill the beans is in wide use in Britain and should not be labeled American: the OED shows it as orig. U.S.
It is assumed that all present owners of the OED2e on CD have registered and, if so, will receive notice of the enhancements.
The OED , for example, has very long and elaborate etymologies, some of which might have been superseded (presumably in OED2e ), which means you have to have the latest edition.
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