A bold type combination has a significantly different meaning from the sum of its parts, for instance sauna-like is unlike an actual sauna. "Preface to the Second Edition: General explanations: Combinations"۔ Oxford English Dictionary Online۔ 1989۔ 16 مئی 2008 میں اصل سے آرکائیو شدہ۔ اخذ شدہ بتاریخ 16 مئی 2008
Italicized combinations are obvious from their parts (for example television aerial), unlike bold combinations. "Preface to the Second Edition: General explanations: Combinations"۔ Oxford English Dictionary Online۔ 1989۔ 16 مئی 2008 میں اصل سے آرکائیو شدہ۔ اخذ شدہ بتاریخ 16 مئی 2008
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"As a historical dictionary, the OED is very different from those of current English, in which the focus is on present-day meanings." [1]
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"The OED is a historical dictionary, with a structure that is very different from that of a dictionary of current English."[2]آرکائیو شدہ(Date missing) بذریعہ oxforddictionaries.com (Error: unknown archive URL)
A bold type combination has a significantly different meaning from the sum of its parts, for instance sauna-like is unlike an actual sauna. "Preface to the Second Edition: General explanations: Combinations"۔ Oxford English Dictionary Online۔ 1989۔ 16 مئی 2008 میں اصل سے آرکائیو شدہ۔ اخذ شدہ بتاریخ 16 مئی 2008
Italicized combinations are obvious from their parts (for example television aerial), unlike bold combinations. "Preface to the Second Edition: General explanations: Combinations"۔ Oxford English Dictionary Online۔ 1989۔ 16 مئی 2008 میں اصل سے آرکائیو شدہ۔ اخذ شدہ بتاریخ 16 مئی 2008
