Guide to Sources
‘Sources’ gives extensive information about hundreds of sources of evidence used in the OED: novelists, poets, explorers, and scientists; newspapers, magazines, diaries, and letters. Find out who they were and what they contributed to the English language. Read more »
For a quick introduction to Sources, please view section 7 of the OED Online tour:
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