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OED

or O.E.D.
  1. Oxford English Dictionary.


OED

abbreviation for

  1. Oxford English Dictionary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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When they do this often enough, the borrowed word "becomes part of their vocabulary", OED said.

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These popular words are among a slew of "untranslatable words", defined by the OED as "words and phrases in one language that cannot be translated into another", featured in the latest lexicon.

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With M5 Creative, OED hopes to lure prospective filmmakers and production teams to Seattle Center, providing additional work sources for Seattle moviemakers and film crews.

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Meanwhile, Seattle’s Office of Economic Development has been working on a strategic plan focusing on racial and gender equity, said Anisa Khoshbakhtian, OED’s technology sector strategic adviser.

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So what role does an institution like the OED play in today's wide open, technologically available, vastly connected internet-powered web of words and information that are instantly available and updated constantly?

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