oxford

Everyday

1. Oxford is a city in England, famous for its very old university (a name). tree →
2. The University of Oxford is one of the oldest universities in the world. tree →
3. An oxford is a lace-up leather shoe. tree →
4. An Oxford comma is a comma before «and» in a list (red, white, and blue). tree →

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 →
• My cousin studies at Oxford University. tree →
• We read Oxford Reading Tree books in Year 1. tree →
• He wore black oxfords to the wedding. tree →
• Should I use an Oxford comma in this list? tree →
• The Oxford dictionary has thousands of words. tree →
• 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 →

Note

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