Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series Hardcover

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Book Title
Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series Hardcover
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9780198612926
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198612923
ISBN-13
9780198612926
eBay Product ID (ePID)
51254

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
350 Pages
Publication Name
Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
Language
English
Subject
Dictionaries, Linguistics / Etymology
Publication Year
1994
Type
Not Available
Author
Edmund S. Weiner
Subject Area
Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
25.5 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
92-047491
Dewey Edition
20
Number of Volumes
2 vols.
Volume Number
Vol. I
Dewey Decimal
423
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
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, 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 Number
PE1625.O92 1993

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