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On 11 March 2010 the New Edition was updated with new materials which fall into three maincategories: (a) alphabetical series of revised entries based around significant words from across the alphabet; (b)the sequence of revised entries from requalify to Rg; (c) a series of new entries and senses from across the alphabet. The table below shows the ranges which were covered, together with some of the more notable entries within them. For further details see the Chief Editor's commentary on the latest revision. Below this are listed all the new words in the ranges.

Revised ranges	Major entries
generability to Genevoise	general generalize generalization generally generate generation generic generosity generous genesis
info to infounder	info info- inform informal informant information information technology informer
tech to techy	high technology low technology tech -tech technical technician technique techno- technology technophobia

In addition to revised versions of Second edtion entries, the revised range requalify to Rg contained the following new entries:

requinto, n.
requisitionary, adj.
reradiating, adj.
re-raise, n.
re-rate, v.
re-reeled, adj.
re-reform, n.
re-regulate, v.
re-regulation, n.
re-rendering, n.
re-resolved, adj.
rerig, v.
rerigging, n.
re-rub, n.
res, n.²
resacralize, v.
resample, n.
resample, v.
res angusta domi, n.
resarciating, n.
resarciation, n.
rescindible, adj.
resculpt, v.
resculpting, n.
re-season, v.
Reserva, n.
reserve grade, n.
resharpening, n.
reshipping, n.
reshoot, n.
residing, adj.
residuate, v.
resight, v.
resiliating, adj.
resinated, adj.
resiner, n.
resining, n.¹
resining, n.²
res inter alios acta, phr.
-resist, comb. form
resize, v.
resold, adj.
resolubility, n.²
resonation, n.
re-sorting, n.²
respecify, v.
respecting, n.
respecting, adj.
resplendour | resplendor, v.²
respring, v.²
respringing, n.²
res publica, n.
ressie, n.
restarter, n.
restio, n.
resto, n.
restorator, n.
restrictivism, n.
restrictory, adj.
restructure, n.
restyle, n.
resubdue, v.
re-subjected, adj.
resue, n.
resue, v.
res universitatis, n.
resupine, v.
resurrectable, adj.
resurrectible, adj.
resurveying, n.
resus, n.
Ret, n.³
retainage, n.
retally, n.
retally, v.²
retardency, n.
retax, v.
retching, adj.
ret'd, v.
reteam, v.
retem, n.
retempering, n.
retender, n.
retexture, n.¹
retexturize, v.
rethatching, n.
reticulopodial, adj.
reticulopodium, n.
Retin-A, n.²
retinoscope, n.
retitle, v.
retortable, adj.²
retracing, n.
retractibility, n.
retractible, adj.
retracting, adj.²
retractor, n.²
retributionist, n.
retrigger, v.
retro, adj. and n.²
retroceding, n.
retroceding, adj.
retrocess, v.
retroduce, v.
retroperitoneum, n.
retroreflection, n.
Retrovir, n.
retrusible, adj.
retry, n.
Rett, n.
return rate, n.
revaccination, n.
revaluating, n.
revelrous, adj.
reventing, n.
reverize, v.
reversed-out, adj.
reverse-engineer, v.
reverse engineering, n.
revestment, n.²
revibrating, n.
revibrating, adj.
reviewee, n.
revirginize, v.
revision, v.
revisioning, n.
revisioning, adj.
revisualization, n.
revisualize, v.
revivicate, v.
revivificating, adj.
revoicing, n.
revolutionaire, n.
revolutionalize, v.
rewatch, v.
reweight, v.
rewild, v.
rework, n.
rewound, adj.
rewrap, v.
Rf, n.
Rg, n.

In addition to these new entries, a number of new subordinate entries were added to existing entries. These included:

(Under request, n.¹)
- request for proposal
(Under request, v.¹)
- requestable
- requesting
(Under requisition, v.)
- requisitioned
(Under re-rate, v.)
- re-rating
(Under re-roof, v.)
- reroofing
(Under resacralize, v.)
- resacralization
(Under resample, v.)
- resampling
(Under rescind, v.)
- rescinded
(Under rescue, n.)
- rescue bid
- rescue dog
- rescue drug
- rescue fantasy
- rescue finance
- rescue financing
- rescue medication
- rescue package
- rescue remedy
- rescue attempt
- rescue centre
(Under research, n.¹)
- research hospital
- research park
- research activity
- research agency
- research agenda
- research analyst
- research associate
- research board
- research budget
- research centre
- research chemist
- research data
- research design
- research director
- research establishment
- research facility
- research finding
- research funding
- research group
- research initiative
- research institute
- research material
- research method
- research methodology
- research model
- research organization
- research paper
- research proposal
- research rocket
- research scholar
- research scientist
- research ship
- research skill
- research staff
- research study
- research team
- research technician
- research technique
- research tool
- research topic
- research trip
- research university
(Under reserve, n. and adj.)
- reserve bench
- reserve champion
- reserve clause
- reserve number
- reserve ticket
(Under reserved, adj. and n.)
- reserved word
(Under reservoir, n.)
- reservoirful
(Under resettlement, n.)
- Resettlement Administration
(Under reshift, v.)
- reshifting
(Under residence, n.¹)
- residence hall
- residence order
(Under residency, n.)
- residency application
- residency director
- residency order
- residency papers
- residency permit
- residency programme
- residency requirement
- residency rights
- residency status
- residency training
(Under resident, adj. and n.¹)
- resident alien
- resident ambassador
- residents' association
(Under residential, adj.² and n.)
- residential care
- residential home
- residential school
(Under residual, adj.)
- residual body
- residual current
- residual current device
- residual herbicide
- residual oil
- residual sugar
- residual volume
(Under residual, n.)
- residual hypothesis
(Under resight, v.)
- resighting
(Under resin, n. and adj.)
- resin flux
- resin-gall
- resin-gall moth
- resin grass
- resin midge
- resin-coated
(Under resinic, adj.)
- resinic acid
(Under resistance, n.)
- resistance band
- resistance gene
- resistance level
- resistance wire
- resistance training
(Under resist, n.)
- resist-dyed
(Under resistive, adj. and n.)
- resistive heating
(Under resistivity, n.)
- resistivity measurement
(Under resize, v.)
- resizable
- resized
(Under resolved, adj.)
- resolved flaking
(Under resolving, n.)
- resolving gel
(Under resonance, n.)
- resonance level
(Under resort, n.)
- court of resort
- court of last resort
- resort complex
- resort course
- resort development
- resort community
- resort destination
- resort property
(Under resource, n.)
- resource area
- resource person
- resource recovery
- resource room
- resource teacher
- resource availability
- resource book
- resource conservation
- resource consumption
- resource content
- resource depletion
- resource development
- resource exploitation
- resource guide
- resource management
- resource mobilization
- resource use
- resource utilization
- resource-dependent
- resource-sharing
- resource-hungry
- resource-rich
- resource-starved
(Under resourceful, adj.)
- resourcefully
(Under resow, v.)
- resowing
(Under respiratory, adj.)
- respiratory acidosis
- respiratory alkalosis
- respiratory chain
- respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
- adult respiratory distress syndrome
(Under respite, n.)
- respite care
- respite centre
- respite home
- respite service
(Under respite, v.)
- respited
(Under response, n.)
- response curve
- response variable
(Under restaurant, n.)
- restaurant critic
(Under restauration, n.¹)
- restauration day
(Under rest, n.¹)
- restward
(Under resting, n.¹)
- resting potential
- resting stage
- resting tremor
- resting wimble
(Under restless, adj. and adv.)
- restless legs
- restless legs syndrome
(Under restoration, n.)
- Restoration Day
- restoration ecology
- restoration programme
- restoration project
(Under restorative, adj. and n.)
- restorative justice
(Under restoring, adj.)
- restoring force
(Under restraint, n.)
- restraint order
- restraint summons
(Under restriction, n.)
- restriction fragment
- restriction fragment length polymorphism
- restriction map
- restriction site
(Under restrictor, n.)
- restrictor plate
(Under result, n. (and int.))
- result-driven
- result-oriented
- results-driven
- results-focused
- results-oriented
(Under resumptive, adj. and n.)
- resumptive pronoun
(Under resurrection, n.)
- resurrection pudding
(Under resuspend, v.)
- resuspended
(Under retail, n.¹, adj., and adv.)
- retail bank
- retail banker
- retail banking
(Under retention, n.)
- retention bonus
- retention cyst
(Under reticular, adj.)
- reticular fibre
(Under reticulate, adj.)
- reticulate python
(Under retinal, adj.)
- retinal image
(Under retino-, comb. form)
- retinomotor
- retinotopically
(Under retinopathy, n.)
- retinopathy of prematurity
(Under retinoscopy, n.)
- retinoscopist
(Under retinue, v.)
- retinued
(Under retirement, n.)
- retirement flat
- retirement annuity
- retirement asset
- retirement benefit
- retirement fund
- retirement income
- retirement package
- retirement pay
- retirement plan
- retirement portfolio
- retirement scheme
(Under retitle, v.)
- retitled
- retitling
(Under retool, v.)
- retooled
(Under retort, n.¹)
- retort cell
- retort stand
- retort-shaped
(Under retractile, adj.¹)
- retractile activity
- retractile mesenteritis
(Under retreat, n.)
- retreat centre
(Under retroact, v.)
- retro'acting
(Under retroactive, adj.)
- retroactive amnesia
(Under retro, adj. and n.²)
- retromania
(Under retro-, prefix)
- retrocurved
- retrodeflect
- retrodeviation
- retroduct
- retroelement
- retrolocation
- retromorphosis
- retrosynthetic
- retrotransposition
(Under retrofit, v.)
- retrofittable
(Under retrograde, adj., n., and adv.)
- retrograde ejaculation
(Under retrograde, v.)
- retrograded
(Under return, n.)
- clause of return
- return to work
- return carriage
- return catch
- return fire
- return key
- return man
- return pass
- return path
- return stall
- return boat
- return bus
- return coach
- return horse
- return train
- return trip
- return fixture
- return line
(Under return, v.¹)
- return-to-zero
(Under returning, adj.)
- returning board
(Under reunify, v.)
- reunified
(Under reunion, n.)
- reunion tour
(Under reusable, adj.)
- reusable launch vehicle
(Under revalue, v.)
- revalued
(Under rev, n.²)
- rev limiter
(Under revenge, n.)
- revenge fantasy
- revenge mission
- revenge plot
(Under revenue, n.)
- revenue bill
- revenue bond
- revenue enhancement
- revenue-neutral
- revenue stream
- revenue tax
- revenue deficit
(Under reverend, adj. and n.)
- Reverend Mother
- reverend-like
(Under reversal, n.)
- reversal potential
(Under reverse, adj. and adv.)
- reverse arch
- reverse auction
- reverse curve
- reverse dictionary
- reverse genetics
- reverse micelle
- reverse mortgage
- reverse phase
- reverse plate
- reverse premium
- reverse psychology
- reverse racism
- reverse split
- reverse stock split
- reverse swing
- reverse transcribe
- reverse video
- reverse polarized
- reverse-tapered
(Under reversed, adj.)
- reversed charge
- reversed phase
(Under reverse-engineer, v.)
- reverse-engineered
(Under reversible, adj. and n.)
- reversible error
(Under reversion, n.¹)
- reversion spectroscope
(Under review, n.)
- house of review
- review book
- reviews page
(Under revirginize, v.)
- revirginization
- re-virginized
(Under revisable, adj.)
- revisability
(Under revised, adj.)
- Revised Standard Version
(Under revitalize, v.)
- revitalizer
- revitalizing
(Under revolutionary, adj. and n.)
- Revolutionary War
(Under revolver, n.)
- revolver bullet
(Under revolver, v.)
- revolvering
(Under revolving, adj.)
- revolving rifle
(Under rewardable, adj.)
- rewardability
(Under reward, n.)
- reward card
- reward claim
(Under reweight, v.)
- reweighted
- reweighting
(Under re-wet, v.)
- rewetting
(Under rewild, v.)
- rewilding
(Under rex, n.¹ and adj.)
- rex sole

Out-of-sequence new entries

11 March 2011 also saw the publication of the the following new entries from across the alphabet:

amour fou, n.
anacidity, n.
anterograde, adj.
anti-inflammatory, adj. and n.
anti-inflation, adj.
anti-inflationary, adj.
anti-inflationist, n. and adj.
arf, int.
awayday, n.
backslap, n.
beauty contest, n.
bendy bus, n.
canola, n.
cointegrate, n.
corpocracy, n.
enter, n.²
Francoism, n.
Francophonie, n.
French colonial, adj. and n.
French cut, n. and adj.
French English, n.
French-English, adj.
French harp, n.
frenching, n.
French lock, n.¹
French polishing, n.
generationally, adv.
Generation Y, n.
generativism, n.
generativity, n.
genericity, n.
Genevating, adj.
Heimlich manoeuvre | Heimlich maneuver, n.
info-, comb. form
info age, n.
infoliate, adj.
infoliated, adj.
in-form, adj.²
informalize, v.
informance, n.²
informatic, adj.
informatization, n.
informator choristarum, n.
Infortiatum, n.
over-resourced, adj.
Paul Revere, n.
rasour, n.
superbug, n.
tech, n.³
techne, n.
technicity, n.
technikon, n.
technocentric, adj.
techno-head, n.
technoid, adj. and n.
technomic, adj.
techy, adj.¹
techy, adj.²
under-resourced, adj.

In addition to these new entries, the following out-of-sequence subordinate entries were added:

(Under astral, adj. and n.)
- astral plane
- astral projection
(Under balanced, adj.)
- balanced polymorphism
(Under bargain, n.¹)
- bargain bin
- bargain-bin
- bargain break
(Under barking, adj.¹)
- barking mad
(Under belief, n.)
- belief system
(Under carriage, n.)
- carriage return
(Under disease, n.)
- disease-resistant
(Under enter, v.)
- enter key
(Under ento-, prefix)
- entorhinal
(Under equity, n.)
- equity release
(Under French, adj. and n.)
- French boot
- French-based
- French-born
- French-derived
- French-influenced
- French-inspired
- French-made
- French-trained
- French brandy
- French cruller
- French fact
- French flageolet
- French furlough
- to take (a) French furlough
- to take French furlough
- to take a French furlough
- French Impressionism
- French Impressionist
- French ivory
- French knitting
- French loaf
- French paradox
- French pitch
- French Resistance
- French 75
- French tickler
- French vermouth
- French angelfish
- French grunt
- French tarragon
- French speaker
(Under Frenchify, v.)
- Frenchifying
(Under general, adj. and n.)
- general of the army
- general adaptation syndrome
- general admission
- general aviation
- General Certificate of Secondary Education
- general contractor
- General Council of the Bar
- general delivery
- general ledger
- general linguist
- general linguistics
- general manager
- general paralysis
- general precession
- general receiver
- general relativity
- general secretary
- General Synod
(Under generalized, adj.)
- generalized anxiety disorder
(Under generating, adj.)
- generating company
- generating plant
(Under generating, n.)
- generating capacity
(Under generation, n.)
- generation ship
(Under Generation Y, n.)
- Generation Yer
(Under generative, adj.)
- generative-transformational
(Under genesis, n.)
- genesis rock
(Under Geneva, n.)
- Geneva motion
(Under Helmholtz, n.)
- Helmholtz resonator
(Under hold, v.)
- to hold (a person or thing) responsible
(Under info-, comb. form)
- infocentre
- infoglut
- infographic
- infoline
- infostructure
- infonaut
- infopreneurial
(Under infoliate, v.)
- infoliating
(Under informal, adj.)
- informal settlement
(Under information, n.)
- information centre
- information-handling
- information broker
- information age
- information architect
- information architecture
- information booth
- information operator
(Under link, n.²)
- link farm
(Under source, n.)
- source tree
(Under stacking, n.)
- stacking gel
(Under staff, n.¹)
- staff-rew
(Under tech, adj.)
- tech support
- tech talk
(Under tech, n.⁴)
- tech wreck
(Under technical, adj. and n.)
- technical analysis
- technical analyst
- technical drawing
- technical grade
- technical rehearsal
- technical water
(Under Technicolor, n. and adj.)
- Technicolor yawn
- to do (also have) a (also the) Technicolor yawn
- to do a Technicolor yawn
- to do the Technicolor yawn
- to have a Technicolor yawn
(Under techno-, comb. form)
- techno-cultural
- techno-environmental
- technoculture
- techno-environment
- techno-fetishism
- techno-fix
- techno-hippy
- techno-jargon
- techno-junkie
- techno-nationalism
- techno-nerd
- technopark
- technophilia
- technophilic
- techno-savvy
- technospeak
(Under technocratic, adj.)
- technocratically
(Under wal, n.)
- wal-reif
- wal-rest

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

abduction, n.
antiseptic, adj. and n.
any, adj. and pron.
anything, pron., n., and adv.
anyway, adv. and conj.
arrival, n.
arrive, v.
at, prep.
awesome, adj.
bag, n.
bag, v.¹
barking, adj.¹
beating, n.
belter, n.
calorific, adj.
enter, v.
franchise, n.
franchise, v.
French, adj. and n.
French, v.
Frenched, adj.
French kiss, n.
French lock, n.²
Frenchy, n.
generalist, n. and adj.
generalize, v.
generant, n. and adj.
generate, v.
generation, n.
generator, n.
generic, adj. and n.
generosity, n.
generous, adj. and n.
Geneva, n.
get, v.
infoliate, v.
infoliation, n.
inform, v.
informal, adj.
information, n.
infortunate, adj. and n.
link, n.²
saturated, adj.
schedule, v.
scheduled, adj.
specify, v.
technical, adj. and n.
technographer, n.
technography, n.

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