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oxford US English

a type of lace-up shoe with a low heel

Oxford US English

a city in central England, on the Thames River; population 146,100 (est. 2009). Oxford University is located here

oxford cloth in oxford US English

a heavy cotton cloth chiefly used to make shirts

Oxford in Oxford comma US English

another term for serial comma.

Oxford bags US English

wide baggy trousers

Oxford blue US English

a dark blue, typically with a purple tinge

Oxford comma US English

another term for serial comma.

Oxford Group US English

a Christian movement popularized in Oxford in the late 1920s, advocating discussion of personal problems by groups

Oxford Movement US English

a Christian movement started in Oxford, England, in 1833, seeking to restore traditional Catholic teachings and ceremony within the Church of England. Its leaders were John Keble, Edward Pusey, and (until he became a Roman Catholic) John Henry Newman. It formed the basis of the present Anglo-Catholic (or High Church) tradition

Oxford University US English

the oldest English university, comprising a federation of thirty-nine colleges, the first of which, University College, was formally founded in 1249. The university was established at Oxford soon after 1167

Oxford English Dictionary (abbreviation: OED) US English

the largest dictionary of the English language, edited in Oxford and originally issued in instalments between 1884 and 1928

Harvard comma US English

another term for serial comma.

oxford shoe in oxford US English

a type of lace-up shoe with a low heel

serial comma US English

a comma used after the penultimate item in a list of three or more items, before ‘and’ or ‘or’ (e.g., an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect)

Oxford Group Movement in Moral Rearmament US English

an organization founded by the American Lutheran evangelist Frank Buchman (1878–1961) and first popularized in Oxford, England, in the 1920s (hence until about 1938 called the Oxford Group Movement). It emphasizes personal integrity and confession of faults, cooperation, and mutual respect, especially as a basis for social transformation

on Oxford 556767 in on English-German

unter der Nummer Oxford 556767

it's just off Oxford Street in off1 English-Spanish

está en una bocacalle de Oxford Street

I was working in Oxford then in then English-French

je travaillais alors à Oxford

to commute between Oxford and London in commute English-French

faire le trajet entre Oxford et Londres tous les jours

she lives in Oxford but he doesn't in he English-French

elle habite Oxford mais lui non

her sister took us round Oxford in round English-French

sa sœur nous a fait visiter Oxford