First OED edition called A New English Dictionary
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“The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was called "A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles".”
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The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was indeed titled *A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles*. This title was used for the initial edition that was published in fascicles from 1884 to 1928.
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- OED1 (1884-1928) - Examining the OED - University of Oxford
The first edition of OED (OED1) was initially published in successive instalments between 1884 and 1928. It was re-issued in 1933 with a Supplement and [...]
- OED1 (1884-1928) - Examining the OED
The first edition of OED (OED1) was initially published in successive instalments between 1884 and 1928. It was re-issued in 1933 with a Supplement and [...]
- The Oxford English Dictionary (OED): 90 Years Young | 温肯图书馆
In 1895, the title The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) 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 ...
- © sanandres.uep.edu.py Oxford English Dictionary First Edition 1
The Oxford English Dictionary first edition was not published all at once but in installments called fascicles.
- Examining the Oxford English Dictionary – The Bridge
The idea was, as the first editor put it, to make “every word … tell its own story, the story of its birth and life, and in many cases of its death, and even occasionally of its resuscitation”. Five million quotations of textual evidence were amassed in this way, of which nearly two million were printed in the OED itself.
- Oxford English Dictionary - Wikipedia
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 10 bound volumes. In 1933, the title The Oxford English Dictionary fully replaced the former name in all occurrences in its reprinting as 12 volumes with a one-volume supplement. More supplements came over the years until 1989, when the second edition ...
- First Publication of the Oxford English Dictionary
On February 1, 1884, editors published the first volume of what would become the Oxford English Dictionary.
- Oxford English Dictionary First Edition
The Oxford English Dictionary first edition was not published all at once but in installments called fascicles. The first fascicle appeared in 1884, covering words from A to Ant, and the entire work was completed in 1928.
- Understanding the Editions of the Oxford English Dictionary, Part 1 | Jenkins Law Library
The first edition of the OED, titled A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, took 70 years to complete. In 1857, the Philological Society of London embarked on a quest to develop "a complete re-examination of the language from Anglo-Saxon ...
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