The Independent

Oxford English Dictionary changes definition of ‘woman’ after complaints that it was ‘sexist’

The Oxford English Dictionary has updated its definition of the word “woman” in its latest gender review, after complaints it was “sexist”. In the latest edition of the world-famous dictionary it has ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

How the Oxford English Dictionary was brought to life in a rustic 'scriptorium'

Just to work from "A" to "ant" took the original Oxford English Dictionary team around 10 years. They thought they'd reach "Z" in that time — but gathering definitions for hundreds of thousands of ...
Business Insider

Here's The Full Definition Of The Most Complex Word In The English Language

One of many interesting facts about words we learned in "The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary" by Simon Winchester (2003) is that the most complex word in the language ...
Mental Floss

13 Fascinating Facts About the Oxford English Dictionary

It took more than 70 years and tons of volunteer labor to create “the definitive record of the English language”—including an assist from a murderer. When the London Philological Society came up with ...
The Guardian

‘Wokery’, ‘safe word’ and ‘forever chemical’ added to the Oxford English Dictionary

The OED’s quarterly update features new terms related to politics, sex, technology and the environment “Wokery”, “safe word”, “forever chemical” and “swear box” have all been added to the Oxford ...