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Radio Oxford,2 mins

Tolkien's Work at the Oxford English Dictionary

Kat Orman

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Before publishing his fantasy writing, J. R. R. Tolkien worked at the Oxford English Dictionary. During his time there, he worked on words beginning with "W". Peter Gilliver, one of the editors at the Oxford English dictionary and author of The Ring Of Words, tells Kat about not only the words he worked on but also the words from his books that were added.

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