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The 2003 bestseller "The Meaning of Everything" is subtitled "The Story of" this reference classic

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  • When they began in 1879, the creators of this thought they'd finish in 10 years; 5 years later, they reached "ant"
  • '"She tells me that her ex-boyfriend was over late last night and 'yada yada yada
  • "The Professor and the Madman" tells how inmate Dr. W.C. Minor sent in thousands of definitions to this dictionary
  • British lexicographer James Murray was the first editor of this reference work
  • The compact version of this book, aka the OED, says that split infinitive use is normal & useful
  • A text:O.E.D.
  • Any good librarian could tell you that OED is the abbreviation for this reference book

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