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...using hyphens.<ref>Wholesale changes in the 2007 edition of the ''Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'' removed them from 16,000 words and phrases, compared to the 2002 edition.

...reviation for Christ.<ref>[http://www.askoxford.com/pressroom/archive/xmas Oxford English Dictionary]</ref>

...management'' in the 17th and 18th centuries.<ref>Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary</ref>

..., began to be used in French in 1828 and in English soon thereafter.<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'' s.v. "Renaissance."</ref> But in the 1940s, scholars, beginning with the

...philosophy and one of the three classical [[normative science]]s.<ref>The Oxford English Dictionary defines science as:

...of academic study was first identified in the nineteenth century. The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (''OED'') traces the English word itself back to the 1200s (when it des

...ry of English Etymology]]'', 1983 reprint. ISBN 0-19-861112-9.</ref><ref>[[Oxford English Dictionary]], second edition, ed. John Simpson and Edmund Weiner, Clarendon Press, 198

...of academic study was first identified in the nineteenth century. The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (''OED'') traces the English word itself back to the 1200s (when it des

..., mainly due to the [[arsenic]] and [[sulphur]] also found in the ore.<ref>Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition. 1989.</ref>

The <i>[[Oxford English Dictionary]] (OED)</i> defines <b>competition</b> as "the activity or condition of com

...ww.askoxford.com/worldofwords/wordfrom/shorter/?view=uk The Essence of the Oxford English Dictionary]''. The OED's verdict: "This is not a new term by any means (Dr Who [''sic'

...rapy|herbalism]], [[homeopathy]], and [[reflexology]] as examples.<ref> ''Oxford English Dictionary'', ninth edition 1996 </ref> Edzard Ernst, a Professor of Complementary Med

...d ''atheal'' are dated to 1611 and 1612, respectively. {{ref harvard|OED-b|Oxford English Dictionary 1989|b}}</ref> *{{note_label|OED-a|Oxford English Dictionary 1989|a}}{{note_label|OED-b|Oxford English Dictionary 1989|b}}{{cite book

...y is recognisable to the modern reader. Chaucer is also recorded in the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] as the first author to use many common English words in his writings. Th

...operties of life." However, some sources add further conditions. For the [[Oxford English Dictionary]], an organism is "[an] individual animal, plant, or single-celled life for

The <i>[[Oxford English Dictionary]]</i> defines sport as "an activity involving physical exertion and skill i

...wooden warship during the [[Age of Sail]].<ref name="OED">"battleship" The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. OED Online. Oxford University Press. 4 April 2000.</ref> The

...ook |last= Gilliver |first=Peter |title=The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary |id=ISBN 0-19-861069-6 |year= 2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</re

...ESTRY 2007 - ENGLAND] at www.forestry.gov.uk</ref> <ref name="OED">The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', in its 1893 edition, includes under "country" the meaning "3. The terr

...'', the historic local appellation for the [[Indus River]].<ref>"India", ''Oxford English Dictionary", second edition, 2100a.d. Oxford University Press</ref>. The ancient [[Gre