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

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

== Usage ==
The template should be inserted [[MOS:REFPUNCT|{{em|after}} punctuation, such as a period or comma]].

In its simplest form:

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

There are other parameters:
* {{para|term|''word or phrase''}} — one must be supplied if the unnamed parameter is not.
* {{para|part|''part of speech''}} — see note below.
* {{para|number|''homonym number''}} — used by the OED to differentiate distinct meanings and histories.
* {{para|volume|''volume-number''}} — see below.
* {{para|page|''page''}} '''or''' {{para|pages|''page-range''}} — see below.
* {{para|year|1989}} — this is the default value which can be changed.
* {{para|isbn|''isbn''}}
* {{para|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 {{para|part}} and {{para|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.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 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 <code><nowiki>Reference-OED2-{{{1}}}</nowiki></code>

== See also ==

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

{{tl|Cite OED}} which generates a reference to the third, online, edition.
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Wikipedia>W.andrea: /* Usage */ Improve formatting of params: use {{para}} and don't include non-code as code. Fix "term=... term" again, "term=... phrase".