A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles

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English language dictionary historical dictionary

A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles is the original title of what later became the Oxford English Dictionary, the comprehensive historical dictionary of the English language.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English language dictionary ⓘ historical dictionary ⓘ
abbreviation	NED ⓘ surface form: N.E.D.
aim	to provide a comprehensive historical record of the English vocabulary ⓘ
basedOnProposalBy	Richard Chenevix Trench ⓘ
commissionedBy	Philological Society ⓘ
compilationMethod	historical principles ⓘ
completedAsFirstEdition	1928 ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United Kingdom ⓘ
documentationMethod	citation slips submitted by volunteers ⓘ
editor	Charles Talbut Onions (historical) ⓘ surface form: Charles Talbut Onions Henry Bradley ⓘ Sir James Murray (lexicographer) ⓘ surface form: James Murray William Alexander Craigie ⓘ
editorInChief	Sir James Murray (lexicographer) ⓘ surface form: James Murray
feature	diachronic coverage of word meanings ⓘ etymological information ⓘ extensive quotations from written sources ⓘ
firstFasciclePublished	1884 ⓘ
firstFascicleTitle	A–Ant ⓘ
hasPart	multiple alphabetically arranged volumes ⓘ
includes	pronunciation information ⓘ spelling variants ⓘ usage labels ⓘ
institutionalHome	Oxford University NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
laterKnownAs	Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableContributor	Charles Talbut Onions (historical) ⓘ surface form: Charles Talbut Onions Henry Bradley ⓘ Sir James Murray (lexicographer) ⓘ surface form: James Murray William Alexander Craigie ⓘ thousands of volunteer readers ⓘ
numberOfVolumesFirstEdition	10 ⓘ
plannedAs	comprehensive dictionary of the English language ⓘ
predecessorOf	Oxford English Dictionary, first edition ⓘ
projectStartApproximate	1879 ⓘ
publisher	Oxford University Press ⓘ
renamedAs	Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ surface form: The Oxford English Dictionary
scope	Old English to then‑current English ⓘ
shortName	NED ⓘ
subject	English lexicography ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ
supersededByTitle	Oxford English Dictionary ⓘ
supplementPublished	1933 ⓘ
titleUsedUntil	early 20th century ⓘ
workBegan	late 19th century ⓘ

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Oxford English Dictionary → originalTitle → A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles ⓘ