The term PART OF OED (ABBR.) can be solved by the crossword solutions ENG (3 letters) and DICT (4 letters). ENG stands for English, which is the language of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). DICT stands for dictionary, which is the type of publication that the OED is. The OED is a comprehensive dictionary of the English language, first published in 1928. It is widely regarded as the most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of the English language.