The Oxford English Dictionary plans to go online only, but the move is too late to make a dent in the Web universe and too early for it to build a reliable digital audience.

The Oxford English Dictionary, which only recently accepted tweet as an official word, seems prudish and outdated compared to the Oxford Dictionaries Online (ODO), which added definitions for ...

OED adds "bra" and "slow jam" to online dictionary The dictionary legitimizes slang for "bro" and acknowledges an R&B phenomenon By Prachi Gupta Published June 13, 2013 9:59PM (EDT) ...

OED in trouble 08/30/2010 Falling sales and the growing popularity of online dictionaries mean the Oxford English Dictionary may never be printed again, its publisher says.

The first dictionary in recognisable format was Samuel Johnson’s, which was published in 1755. It remained the standard text for 150 years until the OUP embarked on its project in 1879.

There’s only one problem: This story is 100 percent wrong. Twerk and selfie are not being added to the Oxford English Dictionary, and they never were.

The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the bibliophile’s equivalent to the movie geek’s high-end home theater setup. It’s a mighty, totem-like symbol of mystical multiple-shelf-spanning ...

Surprisingly, John Simpson — lexicographer, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and, for 20 years, chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary — is no purist.

The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary, by Sarah Ogilvie (Knopf, 370 pp., $30) Recently, I had a friend to lunch in New York and when I showed him my study, ...

The dictionary just announced several new additions to its vast pages, including St. Louis’s favorite word, “Zyzzyva,” which now has the unique distinction of being the OED’s last word.