At the request of the users of the University of Latvia (UL), until 15 July 2023, users have the opportunity to access the publishing company’s Oxford University Press online dictionary Oxford English Dictionary for a trial period.

The online dictionary Oxford English Dictionary contains more than 600,000 words and their definitions in English. The dictionary contains both archaisms and new words, and new words are often added to the dictionary. Each word has a pronunciation, different meanings for the words, and examples are available to show how these words are used. The words show not only their meaning, but also their frequency of use, etymology and other features. Tutorials for this dictionary are available here.

Trial access to the Oxford English Dictionary is available until 15 July 2023.

On-site access to the Oxford English Dictionary on the UL network is available here.

Off-site access to the Oxford English Dictionary is available here.

The Library of UL invites you to express your opinion about the Oxford English Dictionary here or by sending feedback to the e-mail address info-bibl@lu.lv.

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