The OED, on the other hand, is a historical dictionary and it forms a record of all the core words and meanings in English over more than 1,000 years, from Old English to the present day, and including many obsolete and historical terms. Where words have more than one meaning, the most important and common meanings in modern English are given first, and less common and more specialist or technical uses are listed below. The dictionary content in ODO focuses on current English and includes modern meanings and uses of words. While ODO focuses on the current language and practical usage, the OED shows how words and meanings have changed over time. The OED and the dictionaries in ODO are themselves very different. What are the main differences between the OED and ODO?
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