concise oxford english dictionary 12th edition

It’s how the dictionary has always worked – we get as much evidence as we can so we know it’s not just a small number of people using the word and it’s not going to disappear.”

So we key the word into that and see how common it is. “We have a database of 2bn words which has whole texts, whole websites. He says adding new words to the dictionary is not just a case of finding an interesting word in a newspaper article and putting it in – although there is an element of that. A lot has changed but we are still keen to cover new language.” Dictionary editor Angus Stevenson on how new words are approvedĮditor Angus Stevenson told Channel 4 News: “In 1911, the hot new word was ‘biplane’, for its time. There’s no official panel of cabinet ministers.

Words and phrases such as alternative vote, domestic goddess, jeggings, mankini and upcycle all made the grade for the latest edition. It contains 240,000 words, phrases and definitions, including 400 totally new entries. The latest edition, the 12th, is published today. Smaller and more contemporary than the great historical tome that is the Oxford English Dictionary, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary first appeared on bookshelves in 1911 and remains a bestseller. And adder, anger, and umpire were originally spelled with an initial 'n.It’s one of the best known reference books in the English-speaking world. For example, readers will learn that bungalow originally meant 'belonging to Bengal,' that assassin comes from the Arabic for 'Hashish-eater,' and that nice meant 'foolish or stupid' in the thirteenth century, 'coy or shy' in the fifteenth. Based on The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, the principal authority on the origin and development of English words, it contains a wealth of information about our language and its history. With over 17,000 entries, this is the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to word origins available in paperback. Where did the words bungalow and assassin derive? What did nice mean in the Middle Ages? How were adder, anger, and umpire originally spelled? The answers can be found in this essential companion to any popular dictionary. (Fellow and Tutor in English Language St Peter's College Oxford and Lecturer in English University of Oxford)) Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (Hoad T.

Concise oxford english dictionary 12th edition