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# oxford

proper noun (Oxford); noun (an oxford, oxfords — a shoe)

«oxford» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Oxford is a city in England, famous for its very old university (a name). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#m1)
2. The University of Oxford is one of the oldest universities in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#m2)
3. An oxford is a lace-up leather shoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#m3)
4. An Oxford comma is a comma before «and» in a list (red, white, and blue). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school, the Oxford Dictionaries and Oxford Reading Tree books are common. In grammar, the «Oxford comma» is a style choice. «Oxford and Cambridge» are the two famous old English universities.

### Examples

- Oxford is a city full of old stone colleges. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#x1)
- My cousin studies at Oxford University. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#x2)
- We read Oxford Reading Tree books in Year 1. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#x3)
- He wore black oxfords to the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#x4)
- Should I use an Oxford comma in this list? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#x5)
- The Oxford dictionary has thousands of words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#x6)
- Mr. Tyrwhitt published, A.D. 1776, a Dissertation on Babrias, and a collection of his fables in choliambic metre found in a MS. in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/#x7)

### Note

Usually with capital O (a place name). Literally «a ford for oxen» — a place where cattle crossed the river.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oxford» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxford/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oxford» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oxford.html) on Mova free.