the first edition of the oxford english dictionary was completed in 1604.
the first edition of the oxford english dictionary was completed in 1604.
when was the first edition of the oxford english dictionary completed?
1604
work began on the dictionary in 1857, but it was only in 1884 that it began to be published in unbound fascicles as work continued on the project, under the name of "a new english dictionary on historical principles; founded mainly on the materials collected by the philological society". in 1895, the title "the oxford english dictionary" was first used unofficially on the covers of the series, and in 1928 the full dictionary was republished in ten bound volumes. in 1933, the title "the oxford english dictionary" fully replaced the former name in all occurrences in its reprinting as twelve volumes with a one-volume supplement. more supplements came over the years until 1989, when the second edition was published. since 2000, compilation of a third edition of the dictionary has been underway, approximately half of which is complete.
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the compact oxford english dictionary of current english is a one-volume dictionary published by oxford university press. it is intended for a family or upper secondary school readerships. the third edition (revised), published in 2008, has 1,264 pages, somewhat smaller than the "concise oxford english dictionary", and is distinct from the "compact" (single- and two-volume photo-reduced) editions of the multi-volume "oxford english dictionary". 









































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