Oxford Dictionaries Online reveals most-viewed words in first quarter of 2013

OXFORD, U.K. - May 29, 2013 - PRLog -- Oxford Dictionaries Online has revealed the most-viewed words in the free online dictionary site during the first quarter of 2013. The top three most-viewed word definitions were ‘communication’, ‘eponymous’, and ‘culture’. Oxford Dictionaries Online provides free definitions of words, along with advice on correct grammar, British spelling and American spelling, and punctuation, plus guidelines to help people to improve their English usage. The twenty most-viewed word definitions on Oxford Dictionaries Online include a variety of common and unusual nouns, adjectives, and verbs. For more information, visit http://oxforddictionaries.com or call +44(0) 1865 556767.

The top twenty most viewed word definitions on the free-to-access Oxford Dictionaries Online site during January, February, and March 2013 were:

1. communication

2. eponymous

3. culture

4. stereotype

5. bias

6. law

7. ethics

8. license

9. art

10. racism

11. value

12. discrimination

13. vajazzle

14. lepak

15. marriage

16. technology

17. sustainable

18. endeavour

19. pedagogy

20. Whovian

Daniel Stewart, Head of Marketing at Oxford Dictionaries, said: “These twenty most-viewed English words show that Oxford Dictionaries Online users look up a variety of words, from difficult to spell or less common words, to everyday vocabulary and easily confusable terms. Oxford Dictionaries Online provides authoritative definitions and dictionary entries for hundreds of thousands of English words, and is an invaluable learning resource for those seeking to improve their English usage.”

About Oxford Dictionaries
Oxford Dictionaries is part of Oxford University Press, a department of the University of Oxford. The Oxford Dictionaries website provides a free online dictionary of current English. This online dictionary features Oxford definitions of words, along with advice on correct grammar, British spelling and American spelling, and punctuation, plus guidelines to help people to improve their English usage.