Some abbreviations listed here in italics are also in certain cases printed in roman type, and vice versa. For further explanation of the transcription used, see General Explanations, Volume I. The incidence of main stress is shown by a superior stress mark (') preceding the stressed syllable, and a secondary stress by an inferior stress mark (,), e.g. Symbols in parentheses are used to denote elements that may be omitted either by individual ('bDt(3)l), Mercian ('m3:J(i)3n), suit (s(j)u:t), impromptu (im'prDm(p)tju:), father ('fa:83(r)). her (h3:(r)) see (si:), success (sak'sss) Consonants b, d, f, k, 1, m, n, p, t, v, z have their usual English values g as in go (g30) Standard’), and the keywords given are to be understood as pronounced in such speech. Pronunciations given are those in use in the educated speech of southern England (the so-called ‘Received Manufactured in the United States of America by Rand McNally & Company, Taunton, Mass. Text-processing by Oxford University Press Typesetting by Filmtype Services Ltd., Scarborough, N. XIX) ISBN o-ig-86ii86-2 (set) I.Įnglish language-Dictionaries. XIX) ISBN o-ig-86ii86-2 (set) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Oxford English dictionary. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Oxford English dictionary.-2nd ed. Oxford New York Toronto Delhi Bombay Calcutta Madras Karachi Petaling Jaya Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo Nairobi Dar es Salaam Cape Town Melbourne Auckland and associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Oxford is a trade mark of Oxford University Press © Oxford University Press ig8g All rights reserved. Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford 0x2 THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY SECOND EDITION Prepared by ONIONS COMBINED WITHĪ SUPPLEMENT TO THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY Edited by R. THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY First Editedjby JAMES A. THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY SECOND EDITION
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