Editing Eric Partridge (section)

{{Short description|20th-century New Zealand-born lexicographer, editor, and author (1894–1979)}}
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[[File:Eric Partridge in 1953.jpg|thumb|Partridge in 1953]]
[[File:Eric Partridge 1971A.png|thumb|Partridge in 1971]]

'''Eric Honeywood Partridge''' (6 February 1894 – 1 June 1979) was a [[New Zealand]]–[[United Kingdom|British]] [[lexicography|lexicographer]] of the [[English language]], particularly of its [[slang]]. His writing career was interrupted only by his service in the [[Royal Army Educational Corps|Army Education Corps]] and the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] correspondence department during [[World War II]].