<P> Work began on the dictionary in 1857 , but it was not until 1884 that it began to be published in unbound fascicles as work continued on the project , under the name of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles ; Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by The Philological Society . In 1895 , the title The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED ) was first used unofficially on the covers of the series , and in 1928 the full dictionary was republished in ten bound volumes . In 1933 , the title The Oxford English Dictionary fully replaced the former name in all occurrences in its reprinting as twelve volumes with a one - volume supplement . More supplements came over the years until 1989 , when the second edition was published . Since 2000 , a third edition of the dictionary has been underway , approximately half of which is now complete . </P>
<P> Work began on the dictionary in 1857 , but it was not until 1884 that it began to be published in unbound fascicles as work continued on the project , under the name of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles ; Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by The Philological Society . In 1895 , the title The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED ) was first used unofficially on the covers of the series , and in 1928 the full dictionary was republished in ten bound volumes . In 1933 , the title The Oxford English Dictionary fully replaced the former name in all occurrences in its reprinting as twelve volumes with a one - volume supplement . More supplements came over the years until 1989 , when the second edition was published . Since 2000 , a third edition of the dictionary has been underway , approximately half of which is now complete . </P>
what is the latest edition of the oxford english dictionary
what is the latest edition of the oxford english dictionary
the second edition
the second edition