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As of 30 November, 2005, the '''''OED''''' included about 301,100 main entries, comprising more than 350 million printed characters. Additional to the [[headword]]s of main entries, it has 157,000 combinations and derivatives in bold type, and 169,000 phrases and combinations in bold italic type, a total of 616,500 word-forms. It has 137,000 [[pronunciation]]s, 249,300 [[etymology|etymologies]], 577,000 cross-references, and 2,412,400 illustrative [[quotation]]s. The latest, complete ''printed'' edition of the dictionary (Second Edition, 1989) was 20 volumes, comprising 21,730 pages, with 291,500 entries.
As of 30 November, 2005, the '''''OED''''' included about 301,100 main entries, comprising more than 350 million printed characters. Additional to the [[headword]]s of main entries, it has 157,000 combinations and derivatives in bold type, and 169,000 phrases and combinations in bold italic type, a total of 616,500 word-forms. It has 137,000 [[pronunciation]]s, 249,300 [[etymology|etymologies]], 577,000 cross-references, and 2,412,400 illustrative [[quotation]]s. The latest, complete ''printed'' edition of the dictionary (Second Edition, 1989) was 20 volumes, comprising 21,730 pages, with 291,500 entries.