Definition of Oxford English Dictionary in English:
Oxford English Dictionary
(also OED)
proper noun
The largest dictionary of the English language, edited in Oxford and originally issued in instalments between 1884 and 1928.
牛津英语大词典(最大的英语词典,在牛津编辑,最初在1884年至1928年间分期出版)
The OED was edited by Sir James Murray from its inception in 1879 until his death in 1915. A twenty-volume second edition appeared in 1989, and the dictionary has been published online since 2000, with regular updates