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Oxford University Press, publisher of Oxford Dictionaries, brings you news and insights from today’s world of words.
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Royal Literary Fund
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'Wormhole: a useful word from the dirt to the cosmos' @OxfordWords explores the literal and metaphorical uses of "wormhole", from Shakespeare to Bitcoin. buff.ly/2RTNceI pic.twitter.com/myahRPILmS
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Oxford Dictionaries
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Word of the Day: slainte - used to express friendly feelings towards one's companions before drinking.
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OxDictionaries API
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Happy #DictionaryDay to all those using our API! 📚 Interested in using our data, but not sure where to start? Check out what some developers have been creating with the API over on our blog: bit.ly/2PCvLOn
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Oxford Dictionaries
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A short history of Oxford Dictionaries for #DictionaryDay! bit.ly/2Ork4xf
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The OED
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The father of the American Dictionary, Noah Webster, was born #OTD in 1758, & today is accordingly celebrated as #DictionaryDay. Here's our entry for WEBSTERIAN, adj.: pic.twitter.com/QITFFVR4dv
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Oxford Dictionaries
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The first on our list of 'words for book lovers'! We also rather like number 8: 'librocubicularist'... 📚🛌
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The first on our list of 'words for book lovers'! We also rather like number 8: 'librocubicularist'... 📚🛌
blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/08/09/unu…
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Waterstones
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15 Οκτ |
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💙 if your tsundoku is getting out of hand.
🔁 if you’re fine with that
'Tsundoku' is the Japanese word for all the books you buy but never read twitter.com/i/events/10515…
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The OED
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15 Οκτ |
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For #OED90, @BakingFiction whipped up both the 'formerly' and 'subsequently' versions of cheesecake as laid out in the OED, and wrote up the recipes for our blog. We can't decide which looks more mouthwatering. Can we have both? #NationalBakingWeek public.oed.com/blog/kate-youn…
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Oxford Dictionaries
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15 Οκτ |
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What is the origin of the word 'blatant'? bit.ly/2QRmPVr
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Padraic Ryan
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12 Οκτ |
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Wonderfully nerdy: on @OxfordWords, @mashedradish outlines the origins of various senses of "a-" as a prefix blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2018/10/11/wha…
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Lancashire libraries
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What is the origin of the ampersand (&)? find out from English Oxford Living Dictionaries @OxfordWords en.oxforddictionaries.com/explore/origin…
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Oxford Dictionaries
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15 Οκτ |
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Journeying from outer space to cyberspace, with a dietary diversion that might just save our planet - it's @mashedradish's latest #WeeklyWordWatch: bit.ly/2CiLe2l
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Oxford Dictionaries
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15 Οκτ |
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Word of the Day: phare - a lighthouse or beacon to guide ships at sea.
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Jenny Lewin-Jones
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Language & technology: 'page' (for an electronic document viewed on a screen) and 'electronic book' are among the words discussed in this blog post on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by @SCPHorobin for @OxfordWords (2016) blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2016/05/25/lan…
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Susie Dent
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13 Οκτ |
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Word of the morning so far: snudge, a 17th century verb for 'remaining quiet and snug', i.e. nestling with little prospect of moving anywhere.
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Oxford Dictionaries
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12 Οκτ |
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Another one for #WorldEggDay: how are eggs used in various idioms from around the world? 🤔🍳 bit.ly/2QOQiQ1
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Oxford Dictionaries
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12 Οκτ |
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The study or collecting of birds' eggs is called 'oology' 🥚🐦 #WorldEggDay
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Oxford Dictionaries
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On a blustery day in Oxford, we take a look at some idioms from around the world that use winds and storms to make their points 🌬️💨☔️ bit.ly/2QKdLS2
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Oxford Dictionaries
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Word of the Day: susurration
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