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Canadian Oxford Dictionary Information

The Canadian Oxford Dictionary (abbreviated CanOD) is a dictionary of Canadian English. First published by Oxford University Press Canada in 1998, it quickly became the standard dictionary reference for Canadian English. Until September 2008, Oxford maintained a permanent staff of lexicographers in Canada, led by editor Katherine Barber. With its Canadian dictionary division closed, Oxford is now outsourcing work on Canadian dictionary products to freelance editors.[1]

The Canadian Oxford Dictionary second edition contains 300,000 entries, including about 2,200 true Canadianisms. It also provides information on Canadian pronunciation and on Canadian spelling, which has features of both British and American spelling – colour, centre, and travelling, but tire, and aluminum. The second, updated edition of the dictionary was published in 2004.

It is used by most major Canadian newspapers, publishing houses, and the Canadian government. The influential Canadian Press Stylebook follows the Canadian Oxford Dictionary. The dictionary was a publishing success, staying on Canadian bestseller lists for over a year, something quite unusual for a reference book.

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Other Canadian English dictionaries

Two other major Canadian English dictionaries are the ITP Nelson Canadian Dictionary and the Gage Canadian Dictionary.

Notes

  1. ^ Canwest News Service, ”Oxford closes Canadian dictionary division”, October 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

References

Other editions (most of these are based on the first edition or are out-of-print):

External links

Look up CanOD in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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Learners/ESL dictionaries Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary · Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary · Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary · Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English · Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary · Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners
Slang dictionaries Historical Dictionary of American Slang · A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew · A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

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