The Concise Oxford Dictionary of current English was first published in 1911. Later it was issued in twelve volumes in order to hold new words a three volume Supplement was issued in 1933. The first part of the dictionary appeared in 1884 and the last in 1928. The completion of the work required more than 75 years. The dictionary includes spellings, pronunciations and detailed etymologies. For words and meanings which have become obsolete the date of the latest occurrence is provided. If the word was not found in Old English, it was shown when it was introduced into the language. The objectiveof this dictionary was and still is to trace the development of English words from their form in Old English. It is still referred to as either OED or NED. The Golden Age of English lexicography began in the last quarter of the 19th century when the English Philological Society started work on compiling The Oxford English Dictionary (OED)which was originally named New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (NED).
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