Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series: Volume 2
Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series: Volume 2
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Summary
The second in a major series of volumes supplementing the 2nd edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary", this book contains 3000 new words and meanings representing a variety of work-in-progress from across the alphabetic range.
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Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series: Volume 2 by John Weiner
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.
Should be regarded as an essential purchase for a library possessing OED2* The Year in Reference *
J. A. Simpson and E. S. C. Weiner are Lexicographers in the Oxford Languages department.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780198612995 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198612990 |
| Title | Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series: Volume 2 |
| Author | John Weiner |
| Series | Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, Usa |
| Year published | 1994-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |