Editing Oxbridge (section)

{{short description|Universities of Oxford and Cambridge}}
{{other uses|Oxbridge (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|Uxbridge}}
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[[File:Arms of Oxbridge.svg|thumb|Arms of the [[University of Cambridge]] (left) and the [[University of Oxford]] (right)]]
'''Oxbridge''' is a [[portmanteau]] of the [[University of Oxford|Universities of Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]], the two oldest, wealthiest, and most prestigious universities in the [[United Kingdom]]. The term is used to refer to them collectively, in contrast to other British universities, and more broadly to describe characteristics reminiscent of them, often with implications of superior social or intellectual status or [[elitism]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Oxbridge|url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/135559 | website=oed.com|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|quote=Originally: a fictional university, esp. regarded as a composite of Oxford and Cambridge. Subsequently also (now esp.): the universities of Oxford and Cambridge regarded together, esp. in contrast to other British universities. ''adj'' Of, relating to, characteristic of, or reminiscent of Oxbridge (freq. with implication of superior social or intellectual status |edition = 3rd |year=2005}}</ref>