ODE is a valuable resource for anyone using English in an academic or professional context.
The Oxford English Dictionary Online is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. The Oxford Dictionary of English (ODE) with more than 150 years of research behind it, is globally accepted as the highest authority in the study and reference of the English language.
The OED Online also offers access to the Historical Thesaurus of the OEDwhich enables users to explore themes, meanings and ideas through the history of English. The Oxford English Dictionary Online is the ultimate authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It traces the usage of words through over 3 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.