For further explanation of the transcription used, see General Explanations, Volume I. The incidence of main stress is shown by a superior stress mark (') preceding the stressed syllable, and a secondary st mark (,), e.g. Vowels and Diphthongs SHORT i as in pit (pit), -ness, (-ms) 8
Symbols in parentheses are used to denote elements that may be omitted either by individual speakers or in particular phonetic contexts: e.g. Consonants b, d, f, k, 1, m, n, p, t, v, z have their usual English values g as in go (gau) hĠ as in thin (0in), bath (ba:0) 8. Standard’), and the keywords given are to be understood as pronounced in such speech. Pronunciations given are those in use in the educated speech of southern England (the so-called 'Received Manufactured in the United States of America by Rand McNally & Company, Taunton, Mass. Text-processing by Oxford University Press Typesetting by Filmtype Services Ltd., Scarborough, N. XX) ISBN o-ig-861186-2 (set) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Oxford English dictionary. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Pressīritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Oxford English dictionary. © Oxford University Press ig8g All rights reserved. Oxford New York Toronto Delhi Bombay Calcutta Madras Karachi Petaling Jay a Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo Nairobi Dar es Salaam Cape Town Melbourne Auckland and associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Oxford is a trade mark of Oxford University Press
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