Searching the Second Edition

The OED's Second Edition (1989) is also available as a separately searchable text.

The text ‘search the Second Edition’ on the left-hand side of the Advanced search form links to a similar form, with the same search options. Entries and results lists displayed after a search on this form are from the Second Edition.

The operation of entries and results lists is exactly the same as in the main Dictionary, but entry lists for browsing, and the entry map, are unavailable in the Second Edition.

There are links back to the main Dictionary (the New Edition) at the left-hand side of entries, results lists, and the search form in the Second Edition.