oxford
/ˈɑksfɚd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
name
Ellipsis of University of Oxford.
name
An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
name
A number of places in the United States:
name
A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "Earlier this month a technical glitch involving LTN data resulted in dozens of roads in Oxford incorrectly appearing as closed on satellite navigation devices."
- "Candace Rivers’ involvement with trucking began, fittingly, on Interstate 20 not far from her hometown of Oxford, Alabama."
- "(historical)"
- "We had to have a young lady assistant to help us work this graft; and I asked Buck if he knew of one to fill the bill. "One," says I, "that is cool and wise and strictly business from her pompadour to her Oxfords. No ex-toe-dancers or gum-chewers or crayon portrait canvassers for this.""
- "I was amazed at the sight of such a medley of things. The newest shapes in straw hats were lying side by side with camp ovens and frying-pans, while flannel and Oxford shirts, together with wideawake felt hats, vests, collars, and ties, kept company with boxes of tea, bags of flour, and ready-tapped barrels of whiskey, rum, and gin."
- "[…] slid his pants off, revealing glimpses of red cotton bikinis covered by the tail of his white oxford."
Etymology
From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Oxenford, Oxnaford
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑksfɚd/
- British English: /ˈɒksfəd/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Australian usage
- Archaic
- British usage
Inflected Forms
Oxeford (alternative, Early)
Oxforth (alternative, Early)
Oxenford (alternative, Early)
Oxenforth (alternative, Early)
Oxfords (plural)