The Offical Oxford Dictionary 2.0

The Officalverse Oxford Dictionary is back and better than ever.

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Welcome back to the Offical Oxford Dictionary!

That's right, it's back. This dictionary is new and improved and ready to define anything your heart desires, but first, some ground rules and notices.

1. When submitting a word, only submit one word per ask.

2. There is no limit to how many asks you can send per day but any words that have already been defined will not be defined again and if you send a ton of asks at once they may not all be defined on the same day.

3. NSFW words are allowed to be submitted but may not be defined if deemed too vulgar or if the moderator of this dictionary is uncomfortable defining them.

4. When you submit a word, it is not guaranteed to be defined, the moderator reserves the right to leave any submission unanswered without explanation.

5. Any words that have been defined on the old dictionary (@oxford-dictionary-offical) do not count as already defined here. For example, the word "defenestrate" has already been defined on the old dictionary but, if chosen or submitted, can still be defined one time here.

6. Do not spam the same word in the submissions. If your word has not been answered, the moderator probably hasn't gotten to it yet.

7. Instead of a Word Of The Day, this new and improved dictionary is goung to do Word Of The Week due to the moderators change in schedule.

The tagging system for this dictionary is as follows:

#officalverse, #oxford dictionary - any and all posts

#word of the week - all posts about the word of the week

#submitted word - any post about a word that is submitted

#found word - any posts defining a word or words found in a post, this tag will be followed by a number representing the amount of words defined

#not definition - any posts that are not related to a definition

!!MOD IS A MINOR!!

hey guys, its da mod! yes I am the same person who made @oxford-dictionary-offical, my main blog was termed a while ago and ive finally decided to remake this blog since it was pretty fun last time

I use they/them pronouns but the dictionary uses he/him, please respect this!!

I am human and every definition is hand typed by me so if you notice any spelling mistakes you can either ignore them or shoot me an ask about it nicely and ill fix it

have fun!

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Word of the Week:

Hate

Noun

An intense emotion of animosity, loathing, and deep aversion, often driven by fear, anger, or a sense of injury.

"I hate today's test"

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Word of the Week:

Frivolous

Adjective

Not having any serious purpose or value.

"Rules to stop frivolous lawsuits"

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Lesson #1:

Further vs Farther: Which do I use?

You might have seen the common answer of "farther is for physical distance and further is for metaphorical distance" but it is not as simple as that as any writer finds when putting the words into practice. To understand each one, we have to break them down.

The issue with these two words that many writers come across is that both words can be adverbs, adjectives, or verbs, and can even have multiple meanings depending on the context. Due to to the English language being the way it is, sometimes it is clear which word you should use, and other times it doesn't really matter. They are usually interchangeable as adverbs, with some usage guides keeping the rule of physical vs metaphorical distance, but it isn't a strict rule and you can use farther in a metaphorical sense as seen in many published papers and studies.

ADVERBS

In this context, further is usually used to mean "moreover" or "additionally" which farther cannot be used for. You don't typically see farther used in this context as it would be awkward to start a sentence with it, but the important thing is that in this context the two words are not only defined in terms of distance. For example, you wouldn't usually say "Farther I'd like to discuss the difference between further and farther."

ADJECTIVES

When used as adjectives, they are still defined as meaning "additionally", but further is almost always used. Some writers have used farther as an adjective, but it is rare and not widely used and accepted. For example, you would say "He began without any further greeting."

VERBS

As a verb, you would use further. For example, you further your career, you don't farther it. You can technically use farther as a verb but it is so rarely used and accepted that most professors and professionals would say you are incorrect for using it.

The takeaway from this lesson is that when deciding between further and farther, you will almost always use further, unless you are talking about a physical distance, in which case you would use farther.

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!NOTICE!

Due to Word of the Day being changed to Word of the Week, this dictionary will now be posting occasional lessons in English including but not limited to: homophones, commonly mixed up words, and expressions.

These lessons will not necessarily be daily but will be more frequent than Word of the Week so as to keep serving you even when little to no words are being submitted.

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Happy Trans Visibility Day to all!

Transgender

Adjective

Of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity differs from the sex the person was identified as having at birth.

"I am coming out as transgender."

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Word of the Week:

Gaucho

Noun

A cowboy of the South American pampas.

"Who is the gaucho, amigo?"