I used to work upstairs as an editor on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and I was filling in time ... that had originally come from languages out- side Europe – words from Arabic (sugar, sofa, ...

You can now raise a glass to 10 new Welsh words in the Oxford English Dictionary - including the phrase for cheers. Iechyd da, which means good health and is said before having a drink ...

A BIBLIOGRAPHY is “a list of sources referred to in a particular work” and “a list of the books of a specific author or on a ...

A selection of Welsh words and terms have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary as part of its latest update. Editors say the 10 Welsh words and phrases have been included as they have been ...

Dictionary Day on October 16 celebrates the birth of Noah Webster, an American writer who was born in 1758. Webster is best-known for publishing the first dictionary in 1806, which he continued to ...

The compound meaning "to break the fast" took a while longer: The Oxford English Dictionary places the earliest written ... The word likely originates from the Arabic name qahwah, and the first person ...

Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Words related to vaccines have spiked in frequency in 2021 due to Covid, with double-vaxxed ...

A legendary college town. Recently cited by Yahoo as the #3 College Town in the United States. Oxford, Ohio, home of Miami's main campus, is a picturesque town brimming with ideas and opportunities.

Dictionaries are arranged in alphabetical order. They help you to spell or understand any new words, so are a fantastic tool to help you improve your English skills. In an English dictionary you ...

If you are admitted to Miami University as an undergraduate student, learn more about visiting your future home in Oxford, Ohio. High school and community-based organizations that want to schedule ...