The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles / prepared by William Little, H.W. Fowler and Jessie Coulson ; revised and edited by C.T. Onions.

Main entry:

Little, William, 1848-1922.

Title & Author:

The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles / prepared by William Little, H.W. Fowler and Jessie Coulson ; revised and edited by C.T. Onions.

Edition:

Third edition / completely reset with etymologies revised by G.W.S. Friedrichsen and with revised addenda.

Publication:

Description:

2 volumes (xxix, 2672 pages) ; 28 cm

Notes:
"An abridgement officially authorized by the Delegates of the Oxford University Press of A new English dictionary on historical principles, later known as The Oxford English dictionary."
Completely reset with etymologies revised by G.W.S. Friedrichsen and with revised addenda.
Volume I. A-Markworthy -- Volume II. Marl-Z and addenda.

Summary:

Abridged version of the Oxford English dictionary on historical principles, with etymologies.

ISBN:

0198611161
9780198611165
0198611269
9780198611264

Subject:

English language Dictionaries.
English language Etymology Dictionaries.
Dictionaries as Topic English.
Anglais (Langue) Dictionnaires.
English language
English language Etymology
Englisch
Wörterbuch
Dicionarios.

Form/genre:

Dictionary
dictionaries.
Dictionaries
Dictionnaires.

Added entries:

Fowler, H. W. (Henry Watson), 1858-1933, author.
Coulson, Jessie, 1903-1987, author.
Onions, C. T. (Charles Talbut), 1873-1965, editor.
Friedrichsen, G. W. S. (George Washington Salisbury)
Oxford English dictionary.

Shorter English dictionary on historical principles

Holdings:

Location: Library cataloguing office 674
Call No.: PO5037
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available

Location: Library study room 675
Call No.: PE1625 (PO5037)
Copy: c. 1
Status: Available

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