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...berg (2006).</ref> The earliest known use of the term, according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', was in Britain in 1890: "Whether a little farmer...is going to rule the

...berg (2006).</ref> The earliest known use of the term, according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', was in Britain in 1890: "Whether a little farmer...is going to rule the

According to the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] (OED), the earliest known appearance of "blog" in print or electronic for

...for the study of informatic processes in biotic systems. According to the Oxford English Dictionary this was the first use of the term bioinformatics. The concept provides us

...University; [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/season?view=uk] Compact Oxford English Dictionary; [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=season] Online Etymology Diction

The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' suggests the most plausible origin to be that it is derived from the Dutc

...March 2013|title=Bromance|url=http://public.oed.com/appeals/bromance/|work=Oxford English Dictionary|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=21 October 2103}}</ref>

...ting a bag over the plant.<ref>Lust, J. (2005) ''The Herb Book'', p.604; ''Oxford English Dictionary'', "mugwort".</ref>

<blockquote>According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term "biscuit" debuted in the 14th century. Primary definition here:

...), which were then mistaken for penguins in the northern hemisphere. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' disputes this story, noting that the [[etymology]] of the word is obscure

...ef>[http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/tele?view=uk] Ask Oxford; Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (2007) Sixth Edition, Vol. 2, Oxford University Pr

...using hyphens.<ref>Wholesale changes in the 2007 edition of the ''Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'' removed them from 16,000 words and phrases, compared to the 2002 edition.

...reviation for Christ.<ref>[http://www.askoxford.com/pressroom/archive/xmas Oxford English Dictionary]</ref>

...management'' in the 17th and 18th centuries.<ref>Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary</ref>

..., began to be used in French in 1828 and in English soon thereafter.<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'' s.v. "Renaissance."</ref> But in the 1940s, scholars, beginning with the

...philosophy and one of the three classical [[normative science]]s.<ref>The Oxford English Dictionary defines science as:

...of academic study was first identified in the nineteenth century. The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (''OED'') traces the English word itself back to the 1200s (when it des

...ry of English Etymology]]'', 1983 reprint. ISBN 0-19-861112-9.</ref><ref>[[Oxford English Dictionary]], second edition, ed. John Simpson and Edmund Weiner, Clarendon Press, 198

...of academic study was first identified in the nineteenth century. The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (''OED'') traces the English word itself back to the 1200s (when it des

..., mainly due to the [[arsenic]] and [[sulphur]] also found in the ore.<ref>Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition. 1989.</ref>