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The Oxford English Dictionary online, sometimes abbreviated to OED, is a compendium of words in the English language.
To make the OED more concise, the Second Edition of the print version included these supplements as well as new material.
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The latest version of OED runs 20 volumes plus additional supplements for new words.
In the 1970's a two-volume version of the OED appeared.
Some of OED's words contain two spellings, one for British and one for American English.