Books in the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series series

The second in a major series of volumes supplementing the 2nd edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary", this book contains 3000 new words and meanings representing a variety of work-in-progress from across the alphabetic range.

Contains 3,000 words and meanings from around the English-speaking world, including the UK, America, Australia, and the West Indies. A variety of subjects is covered, including the sciences, finance, literary theory, computing, and sport.

First of the three volumes in a series supplementing the Second Edition of the "Oxford English Dictionary", this book contains over 12,000 quotations showing the evolution of each word or meaning. It includes words from around the world, on various subjects, a list of loan-words, and the details of first appearance of the words.