OED
Definitive English lexicon
OED is the Oxford English Dictionary, the most comprehensive historical dictionary of English.
It traces words from their earliest recorded uses through their evolution, with dated quotations showing each sense.
The OED is the standard scholarly reference for English etymology and usage history: The OED dates the first use to 1847.
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Anglo-Celtic proper name
- 1928A calendar year
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- VictorianOf a prim era
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
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Murray
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- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
- antedatingPreceding chronologically
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- British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
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