Define Your Terms

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The Oxford English Dictionary (20 Vol. Set in 5 boxes)
The Oxford English Dictionary (20 Vol. Set in 5 boxes) 4.71 avg rating — 221 ratings
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary 3.84 avg rating — 120,606 ratings
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Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages 3.73 avg rating — 1,766 ratings
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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary 3.99 avg rating — 5,211 ratings
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Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson’s Dictionary
Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson’s Dictionary 3.88 avg rating — 280 ratings
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The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture
The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture 3.50 avg rating — 678 ratings
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Caught in the Web of Words: James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary
Caught in the Web of Words: James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary 4.08 avg rating — 182 ratings
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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way 3.91 avg rating — 43,560 ratings
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Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors
Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors 3.87 avg rating — 532 ratings
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Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right 3.89 avg rating — 3,201 ratings