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141 recorded uses

DateClue
2026-06-23It took more than 70 yrs. to complete its first edition
2026-05-08Work that traces the evolution of lang. over 1,000 years
2026-04-19Multivolume ref. work
2026-02-24Grand project begun by the London Philological Society, in brief
2026-01-14Ref. work with over 600,000 words
2025-12-10Source of 3.5 million quotations, for short
2025-12-06Its first and second editions were published more than 60 yrs. apart
2025-06-03Ref. work with definitions for "colour" and "aluminium"
2025-05-07For reference, it's over 21,000 pages, in brief
2025-03-26Ref. work that's been available electronically since 1988
2024-12-04Multivolume ref. work
2024-11-09Work whose first installment spanned 352 pages and ended with "ant," in brief
2024-10-15British ref. work
2024-10-08Voluminous ref.
2024-08-16Some 3.5 million quotations were gathered for it, for short
2024-07-17Multivolume ref.
2024-07-10British ref.
2024-06-27Set of books once awarded to winners of Britain's "Countdown" game show, for short
2024-05-27Ref. that added "turnt" and "deepfake" in 2023
2024-01-21Ref. work that began as a Philological Society project
2023-12-30Ref. work that Tolkien contributed to from "waggle" to "wild"
2023-11-28Massive ref.
2023-10-22British ref. work
2023-09-10Major ref.
2023-03-04Big reference, but shortened
2022-10-13Meaningful work, for short?
2022-04-14Work started by London's Philological Soc.
2022-01-23Alternative to Webster's, in brief
2021-11-14It added "essential worker" in March of 2021: Abbr.
2021-08-20Ref. work that took more than 70 years to complete
2021-06-23Where Boxing Day comes before Christmas, in brief?
2021-05-03A-to-zed lexicon, in brief
2021-03-10Subj. of Charlotte Brewer's "Treasure-House of the Language"
2020-04-18Its "concise" version has almost 1,700 pages: Abbr.
2020-03-27Ref. work in which the verb "set" has a 60,000-word entry
2020-03-17U.K. lexicon
2019-11-24Publication whose first ed. took more than 70 years to complete
2019-10-04It has included a heart symbol since 2011, in brief
2019-09-24Hefty lexical ref.
2019-04-18Ref. work begun by the London Philological Society
2019-03-22Masterwork in philology, for short
2019-03-21Its second ed. contains about 59 million words
2018-12-26Ref. that added "cruciverbalist" (a person who does crosswords) in 2006
2018-11-21A heart symbol, meaning "love," was its first graphical entry, for short
2018-10-14Classic work whose "shorter" version comes in two vols.
2018-09-12Its first vol., A-Ant, was published in 1884
2018-09-08Work containing more than 3.5 million citations, for short
2018-09-05Massive lang. reference
2018-08-11Massive resource: Abbr.
2018-06-02It took 70 years to complete, in brief
2018-05-03It ends with "zyzzyva," in brief
2018-04-25Classic work originally in 10 vols.
2018-04-05Big ref. work
2018-03-17Subj. of the 2003 book "The Meaning of Everything"
2018-03-11Webster's Third competitor, for short
2018-03-08Voluminous ref.
2018-01-29Brit. resource for writers
2018-01-25"Reading the ___: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages" (2008 book)
2017-09-1321,728-pg. work that is constantly updated
2017-08-01Multivolume ref.
2017-05-24Voluminous ref. work
2017-04-11Multivolume ref.
2017-02-14U.K. lexicon
2017-01-16British ref. work
2016-10-24British ref. work
2016-02-12Time magazine's "scholarly Everest," for short
2015-06-21Lexical ref.
2015-04-27British ref. work
2014-09-29Word ref. started in 1857
2014-07-2220-volume ref.
2014-06-05Work that's been punningly called a "lex icon": Abbr.
2014-02-17Ref. with about 22,000 pages
2014-02-06Multivolume set, for short
2013-08-25Massive ref.
2013-06-21Its first complete ed. was published in 1928
2013-06-11Ref. work that took 70 years to complete
2013-06-06Ref. with more than 2 1/2 million quotations
2013-06-02Its last word is "zyxt": Abbr.
2013-01-03It took 70 years to complete, in brief
2012-12-02Voluminous ref.
2012-06-11Brit. reference work
2012-03-12British ref. for wordsmiths
2011-10-11U.K. wordsmith's ref.
2010-11-05Its first two vols. covered 43-Across
2010-08-23Brit. word reference
2010-05-3120-vol. reference work
2010-05-04U.K. lexicon
2010-04-16Work containing about 2.5 million quotations: Abbr.
2010-03-21U.K. reference
2010-02-02Brit. reference
2010-01-23It has hundreds of thousands of meanings: Abbr.
2009-12-23Orthographer's ref.
2009-10-08Work started by London's Philological Soc.
2009-07-12Etymologist's ref.
2009-06-2520-vol. work
2009-03-02Brit. resource for wordsmiths
2009-02-18Wordsmith's ref.
2009-02-01Competitor of Chambers, for short
2008-03-23Shak. is its most-quoted writer
2007-11-24Philologists' work, for short
2007-06-24Ref. work with online subscriptions
2007-05-02Work started by London's Philological Soc.
2007-03-25Ref. work with more than 300,000 entries
2007-03-19Multivolume Brit. reference
2007-01-29Brit. reference work
2006-09-01Citation-filled ref.
2005-12-04Ref. staple
2005-09-02It comes in many vols.
2005-04-05Monument of lexicography, for short
2005-04-04Brit. word reference
2003-11-30"The Professor and the Madman" subj.
2003-11-19Voluminous ref. work
2003-07-21Multivolume ref.
2003-04-23Lexicon with many citations: Abbr.
2003-04-19"The Professor and the Madman" topic, for short
2001-11-07Multivolume ref.
2001-10-24Voluminous ref. set
1999-12-29Set of Brit. tomes
1999-12-09Philologist's ref.
1999-10-20Multivolume ref. work
1999-10-19Brit. lexicon
1999-10-03It may fill a lib. shelf
1999-05-30Ref. room offering
1999-01-16Lib. reference
1998-10-16Of which A-Ant was pub. in Jan. 1884
1998-07-01Brit. lexicon
1998-05-09Ref. staple
1998-02-08Library ref.
1997-07-13Library ref.
1997-03-22Often-cited ref.
1997-01-05Ref. set
1996-12-20Noted publication of 1933, for short
1996-09-08Some library vols.
1995-09-05Brit. lexicon
1995-04-27Respected ref. work
1994-10-23Brit. lexicon
1994-10-19Expensive ref. work
1994-09-01James Murray work: Abbr.
1994-08-21Multivolume ref.
1994-08-15Brit. ref. work
1994-03-24Brit. ref. work