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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198612923

ISBN-139780198612926

eBay Product ID (ePID)51254

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameOxford English Dictionary Additions Series

LanguageEnglish

SubjectDictionaries, Linguistics / Etymology

Publication Year1994

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorEdmund S. Weiner

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight25.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN92-047491

Dewey Edition20

Number of Volumes2 vols.

Volume NumberVol. I

Dewey Decimal423

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisThis is the first of three volumes in a major series supplementing the acclaimed Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Each volume contains 3,000 new words and meanings presented in the style of the OED. representing a variety of work-in-progress from across the alphabetical range, covering words and meanings that have recently entered the language as well as the results of further research on items already included.With over 12,000 illustrative quotations showing the evolution of each word or meaning, these volumes are not only testimony to the continual development of our living language, but also a compelling browse.Words from around the world:Britain: assisted place, steamingNorth America: metroplex, statieAustralia: boatie, regoNew Zealand: patete, spikerSouth Africa: Broederbond, patha pathaCaribbean: ping-wing, RasWide coverage of subjects:Politics: Broad LeftMedicine: burstectomyBroadcasting: squarialComputing: UnixNatural History: nectarivoreLiterature: narratologyScience: quasicrystal, bijectionEcology: biohazardousSport: bases-loaded, forkballNew loan-words:shuriken (Japanese)Shoah (Hebrew)pisteur (French)norteamericano (Spanish)Details of first appearance:best boy (1937)Pasionara (1969)prodrug (1968)muesli belt (1981)sous vide (1986)Please note, this volume is printed with a board cover and does not include a dust jacket., This is the first of three volumes in a major series supplementing the acclaimed Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. Each volume contains 3,000 new words and meanings presented in the style of the OED. representing a variety of work-in-progress from across the alphabetical range, covering words and meanings that have recently entered the language as well as the results of further research on items already included. With over 12,000 illustrative quotations showing the evolution of each word or meaning, these volumes are not only testimony to the continual development of our living language, but also a compelling browse. Words from around the world: Britain: assisted place, steaming North America: metroplex, statie Australia: boatie, rego New Zealand: patete, spiker South Africa: Broederbond, patha patha Caribbean: ping-wing, Ras Wide coverage of subjects: Politics: Broad Left Medicine: burstectomy Broadcasting: squarial Computing: Unix Natural History: nectarivore Literature: narratology Science: quasicrystal, bijection Ecology: biohazardous Sport: bases-loaded, forkball New loan-words: shuriken (Japanese) Shoah (Hebrew) pisteur (French) norteamericano (Spanish) Details of first appearance: best boy (1937) Pasionara (1969) prodrug (1968) muesli belt (1981) sous vide (1986., These are the first two volumes in a major series supplementing the acclaimed Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary . Each volume contains 3,000 new words and meanings presented in the style of the OED, representing a variety of work-in-progress from across the alphabetical range, covering words and meanings that have recently entered the language as well as the results of further research on items already included.

LC Classification NumberPE1625.O92 1993