🎨 The first part of the Oxford English Dictionary (1884)
Where: Oxford, UK
📅 On This Day: February 1
February 1, 1884: The first part of the Oxford English Dictionary. On 1 February 1884, the first part of the Oxford English Dictionary was published in Oxford, England. Thousands of volunteers mailed in slips of paper with sentences from books to show each word's meaning and history. Finishing the whole dictionary took more than 40 years.
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🧠 Question of the day
How long did the whole dictionary take?
- More than 40 years
- One week
- One year
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Answer: More than 40 years
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February 1, 1884: The first part of the Oxford English Dictionary. It happened in Oxford, UK.
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