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    Needs: Library card

    Language and subject reference works from Oxford University Press: Oxford English Dictionary (full OED 2nd edition + ongoing 3rd edition updates), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and hundreds of other reference works across humanities, social sciences, performing arts.

    Limits: Unlimited

    Can replace: Oxford Reference subscription ($29.95/mo), OED print edition ($1,000+)

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