Oxford English Dictionary

Prostitution, as stated by the Oxford English Dictionary, is “The practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment.” With a clear understanding of its definition, it can be acknowledged that this practice is both dangerous and unethical, and often reflect an imbalance of power and control, both physically and emotionally, through unsafe environments and treating prostitutes as sex objects. As a matter of fact, if we lived in a perfect society everyone would be wealthy

equality (Kelegama, 2011). When considering ‘the freedom of choice’ as a part of development, the very existence of the choice of migration on its own favours a country 's development. I have decided to take my definition of migration from the oxford English dictionary as it gives a precise, simple definition that can be easily interpreted; “The movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.” Migration and development are linked very closely, migration has

The definition of marriage in the English oxford dictionary is “The legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship (historically and in some jurisdictions specifically a union between a man and a woman)”. Marriage can be described as a partnership between a male and a female, in which an intimate union is created. It is an order from god, where people can reproduce to create families. The need to get married comes from natural instincts for humans, as marriage

Words have so many different meanings. Just pick up a dictionary to discover the many different meanings of the same word. Have you ever wondered where the meaning of the word originated? Maybe you have asked what a word means when another has used it out of context. How did one word come to mean so many different things? This paper will allow me to explore the definition of burn and where it originated. I will also discover how it has changed over the years and what the definition is today

and manifesting itself in concern for the…” (Oxford English Dictionary). Entomology- Cognate with Old Frisian luve, love Old Saxon luba love. Borne- “Carried, sustained, endured, etc. Used attrib. chiefly in such constructions as ‘patiently borne injuries’, ‘the breeze-borne note’…” (Oxford English Dictionary). Entomology- French In- “That is in; that lies, remains, lives, is situated, or is used in or within; internal…” (Oxford English Dictionary). Entomology- N/A Greece- Of- “Indicating the

the meaning of the word private was accounted from three dictionaries. The three dictionaries that have been selected are - Webster’s New World dictionary of the American language (1961), Webster – An American

definition was found in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).  Service is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as "the action of serving, helping, or benefiting; conduct tending to the welfare or advantage of another; condition or employment of a public servant; friendly or professional assistance."  Furthermore, in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, service is

"citizen." The meaning of the word citizen has changed since 1913, but the definition that is used today was also used back then. There are some commonalities between The Webster Dictionary, published in 1913 and The Oxford English Dictionary, as well as, The American Heritage College Dictionary. Each of the dictionaries all state that a citizen is an inhabitant of a city or a particular place and a person that has voting rights.  In these cases the definition of the word has not

previous section. As we expected that we can see several distinctive differences of how Oxford English dictionary, Collins and Merriam-Webster dictionary treat polysemous words which are being studied. First, as reflected from the data, we could see that OED (2011) has listed the most meanings of four polysemous which being studied. This fact shows that the Oxford English dictionary as the most extensive dictionary which covers the most meaning changes of polysemous words from the current use words

When searched for in a dictionary, it can be found that the definitions don't vary much between the three dictionaries, although the dictionary from 1913 had a few dissimilar terms. The word private was looked up in Webster Dictionary from 1913,  The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition, and the Oxford English Dictionary: Second Edition. Many people think of private as meaning something in solitude, or secretive. Reading these dictionary entries revealed the labyrinthine