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Dictionary entry overview: What does OED mean?
• OED (noun)
The noun OED has 1 sense:
1. an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
Familiarity information: OED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
O.E.D.; OED; Oxford English Dictionary
Instance hypernyms:
unabridged; unabridged dictionary (a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary)
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