Viewing Second Edition, Additions, and New Edition entries

When you open an entry, a label in the top right-hand corner of the screen identifies its provenance (e.g. SECOND EDITION 1989).

The OED Online contains entries from the Second Edition and its Additions volumes, and draft entries from the New (Third) Edition currently in progress. Every entry is labelled according to the text from which it has come.

Revised and new entries may from time to time be emended. In such cases, the most recent version of an entry will be the version displayed online. Substantive editorial changes will result in a new text date, while non-substantive adjustments will not. Should an earlier, archived version of an entry be required for reference purposes, this can be supplied on request.

How do I view Additions to entries?

If an entry contains supplementary additional material (from the Additions of 1993 or 1997, or newly added material), the button is displayed at the top of the entry.

The Additions are displayed at the end of the entry, where the text is identified as ‘Additions Series 1993’, ‘Additions Series 1997’, ‘Draft Additions Mar. 2000’, etc.

Like the quotations, the Additions are visible by default. Use the button to toggle them off and on.

How do I view the Second Edition version of a revised entry?

A button appears to the right of the headword of a revised entry. Clicking the button displays a pop-up window containing the Second Edition version of the entry.