Oxford English Dictionary

Summary

Oxford English Dictionary is an online dictionary^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of online_dictionary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,415 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oxford English Dictionary authored John Simpson^[3].
• Oxford English Dictionary authored Edmund Weiner^[4].
• Oxford English Dictionary authored James Murray^[5].
• Oxford English Dictionary is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• Oxford English Dictionary's instance of is recorded as online dictionary^[7].
• Oxford English Dictionary's instance of is recorded as dictionary of the English language^[8].
• Oxford English Dictionary's instance of is recorded as historical dictionary^[9].
• Oxford English Dictionary was published by Oxford University Press^[10].
• Oxford English Dictionary's place of publication is recorded as Oxford^[11].
• Oxford English Dictionary's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Oxford English Dictionary's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[13].
• Oxford English Dictionary's has edition or translation is recorded as The Oxford English Dictionary (Second Edition on CD-ROM, Version 4.0)^[14].
• Oxford English Dictionary's has edition or translation is recorded as The Oxford English dictionary (2nd Edition, 1989)^[15].
• Oxford English Dictionary's official website is recorded as https://oed.com^[16].
• Oxford English Dictionary's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oxford English Dictionary^[17].
• Oxford English Dictionary's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oxford English Dictionary'}^[18].
• Oxford English Dictionary's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5275^[19].
• Oxford English Dictionary's main Wikidata property is recorded as P12510^[20].
• Oxford English Dictionary's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OED'}^[21].
• Oxford English Dictionary's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[22].
• Oxford English Dictionary's online access status is recorded as paywall^[23].
• Oxford English Dictionary's access restriction status is recorded as partly restricted access^[24].
• Oxford English Dictionary's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+204421'}^[25].
• Oxford English Dictionary's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+208179'}^[26].
• Oxford English Dictionary's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+207909'}^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include John Simpson^[3], a lexicographer^[28], b. 1953^[29], of United Kingdom^[30], awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[31]; Edmund Weiner^[4], a lexicographer^[32], b. 1950^[33], of United Kingdom^[34]; and James Murray^[5], a lexicographer^[35], 1837–1915^[36], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[37], awarded the Fellow of the British Academy^[38], specialised in lexicography^[39]. Oxford English Dictionary was published by Oxford University Press^[10].

Publication

Oxford English Dictionary's place of publication is recorded as Oxford^[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].

Why It Matters

Oxford English Dictionary ranks in the top 6% of online_dictionary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,415 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]