Description
The second in a major series of volumes supplementing the Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary, OED Additions Volume 2 contains, 3,000 new words and meanings presented in OED style, and represents work-in-progress from across the alphabetic range. Its contents include: 3,000 new words and senses; cumulative index of volumes 1 and 2; world coverage of English including the UK (exclusion order), North America (enrollee), and Australia (grummet), a wide variety of subjects, including science (superstring), literary theory (epiphanic), and sport (strokeless); all registers of English, including colloquial (everyplace) and slang (dweeb); full historical documentation, and dates of first appearance.
About the Author
J. A. Simpson and E. S. C. Weiner are Lexicographers in the Oxford Languages department.
Reviews
Should be regarded as an essential purchase for a library possessing OED2. * The Year in Reference *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198612995
Author John Simpson
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 675g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 161mm * 27mm
About the Author
J. A. Simpson and E. S. C. Weiner are Lexicographers in the Oxford Languages department.
Reviews
Should be regarded as an essential purchase for a library possessing OED2. * The Year in Reference *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198612995
Author John Simpson
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 675g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 161mm * 27mm
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