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A word of the day podcast. 

This guide is designed to lead you to excellent etymological resources and the history of words in the English language, with emphasis on the Oxford English Dictionary.

The OED is the unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of English-language words, both present and past. In addition to offering access to the material contained in the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary and 3-volume Additions Series, the online edition is updated quarterly with the results of the OED revision project.

In this section we have books that may be of interest to you about:

• the colorful history of the OED
• other dictionaries

A few interesting websites for word lovers.