Template:Cite OED2/doc

The Cite OED2 template generates a reference for a particular word defined in the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Unlike the {{Cite OED}} template it does not generate an online reference; the online resource is OED3 reached through {{Cite OED}}.

Usage

The template should be inserted after punctuation, such as a period or comma.

In its simplest form:

{{Cite OED2|term}} — where term is a word or phrase used in the OED second edition.

There are other parameters:

• |term=word or phrase — one must be supplied if the unnamed parameter is not.
• |part=part of speech — see note below.
• |number=homonym number — used by the OED to differentiate distinct meanings and histories.
• |volume=volume-number — see below.
• |page=page or |pages=page-range — see below.
• |year=1989 — this is the default value which can be changed.
• |isbn=isbn
• |ref=Reference-OED2-term — this is a default value which can be changed or set to none to unset it.

The part of speech may be needed to distinguish different uses of the same word. Generally the use is obvious: v for a verb; adj an adjective; pple a participle and so forth. However the OED uses the abbreviation sb (=substantive) for a noun, and further, if unambiguous, will omit sb. In citations this is not normally needed, however words such as row (seven nouns, two adjectives one adverb and eight verbs) would need both |part= and |number= to be unambiguous.

Page numbering starts afresh at the beginning of each volume. Be particularly careful if using the Compact OED for reference: the page cited should be the original number from the 20 volume set, not the compact version's page number.

First word of each volume

A	I	Ow	XI
B.B.C.	II	Poise	XII
Cham	III	Quemadero	XIII
Creel	IV	Rob	XIV
Dvandva	V	Ser	XV
Follow	VI	Soot	XVI
Hat	VII	Su	XVII
Interval	VIII	Thru	XVIII
Look	IX	Unemancipated	XIX
Moul	X	Wave	XX

Linkage

The template automatically generates an anchor in the format Reference-OED2-{{{1}}}

See also

{{Cite OED1}} which generates similar code for the first edition.

{{Cite OED}} which generates a reference to the third, online, edition.