concise oxford dictionary of english etymology pdf

... dictionary. 1 Introduction The goal of the project is to enhance the database of the Oxford Dictionary of English (a forthcoming new edition of the 1998 New Oxford Dictionary of English) so that it contains ... Press, Cambridge, Mass. Judy Pearsall. 1998. The New Oxford Dictionary of English. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. 126 matic analysis and grading of defmitions is proving highly productive in ... typicality, 125 Oxford Dictionary of English: Current Developments James McCracken Oxford University Press mccrackj@oup.co.uk Abstract This research note describes the early stages of a project to...

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... helpful than any other dictionary of modern quotations. TONY AUGARDE (1) Discussions of the index features in this preface and in the “How to Use this Dictionary section of this book refer to ... 1879-1970 6.62 Harry Emerson Fosdick 1878-1969 The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface What is a “quotation”? It is a saying or piece of writing that strikes people as so true or memorable ... secondary source. HOW TO.3 Index If you remember part of a quotation and want to know the rest of it, or who said it, you can trace it by means of the index (1). The index lists the most significant...

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... Editors Teresa K. Attwood Professor of Bioinformatics, Faculty of Life Sciences & School of Computer Science, University of Manchester Richard Cammack (Managing Editor) Professor of Biochemistry, King's ... constituent of the thin filaments of muscle and of the microfilaments found in practically all eukaryotic cells – it comprises 5–10% of the protein of such cells (see actin filament). In solutions of ... a decade since the first edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. It was a remarkable work of scholarship, arising from the work of journal editors and scientific...

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... (regulatory body) Ofsted Office for Standards in Education (regulatory body) OFT Office of Fair Trading Oftel Office of Telecommunications (regulatory body) Ofwat Office of Water Services (regulatory ... manufacturer OFFER Office of Electricity Regulation (regulatory body) Ofgas Office of Gas Supply (regulatory body) Oflot Office of the National Lottery (regulatory body) Ofrail Office of the Railway Regulator ... recognition OD officer of the day; overdose; overdrawn OE Old English OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OED Oxford English Dictionary OEM original equipment manufacturer OFFER Office...

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... Burning question Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 1 Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions By Dorking School of English ~ A ~ A bit much If ... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 20 Death of a thousand cuts If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small ... spend most of their leisure time horizontal in front of the TV and eats a diet that is mainly junk food. Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 44 Labour of love...

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... Someone who's full of piss and vinegar is full of youthful energy. Full of the joys of spring If you are full of the joys of spring, you are very happy and full of energy. Full swing If ... literature, and often a writer too. Man of means A man, or woman, of means is wealthy. Man of parts A man of parts is a person who is talented in a number of different areas or ways. Man of straw ... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 5 At the drop of a hat If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately. At the end of the day...

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... PROCESSING. adsorption Adhesion of a thin layer of molecules of one substance to the surface of another without absorption. An example is adsorption of water to the surface of a dielectric. This term is often con- fused ... gravitational field of the earth. Used for the precise determina- tion of current of large dimension, or of the size of the ampere. ampere-hour Abbreviations: Ah, amp-hr. The quantity of electricity ... Abbreviation of airborne (or aircraft) early warning. aF Abbreviation of ATTOFARAD. AF Abbreviation of AUDIO FREQUENCY. AFC 1. Abbreviation of AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL. 2. Abbreviation of AUDIO-FRE- QUENCY...

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... determination of the direction of a source of electromagnetic energy, on account of the motion of the source and/or the detecting apparatus. 3. A small displacement in the appar- ent positions of the ... changes at the rate of 1 abampere per sec- ond induces a potential of 1 abvolt. ABL Abbreviation of Automated Biology Laboratory (NASA). abmho The obsolete unit of conductance and of conductivity ... magnetic equator. An imag- inary line drawn on a map of the world or of an area that connects points of zero inclination (dip) of the needle of a magnetic compass. ACM Abbreviation for Association...

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... in Vienna of Mozart; host and friend in London of Mendelssohn; org. St Paul's Cath., 1796 1838; composer of th. and church mus. One of first profs. at RAM, 1823. Founder-member of Philharmonic ... of Canterbury's Diploma in Church Mus., awarded only after examination to Fellows ofthe Royal Coll. of Organists who hold the Ch.M. (Choirmaster) diploma. Added 6th, Chord of. In key of ... those of Dom John Stéphan, of Buckfast Abbey, Devon, who in 1947 discussed a newly-discovered MS. of the tune in the handwriting of John Francis Wade, a Lat. teacher and music copyist of Douai...

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... moderation. A rash of dermatologists, a hive of allergists, a scrub of interns, a giggle of nurses, a flood of urologists, a pile of proctologists, an eyeful of ophthalmologists, a whiff of anesthesiologists, ... – Professor of Clinical Gerontology, Oxford, England The aging of an organism is a progressive loss of adaptability as time passes. Introduction to the Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine Oxford ... Medical Publications Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations Peter McDonald 1 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers...

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... of a number of distinguished composers who have shuffled off their mortal coil in a variety of unusual ways. coin the other side of the coin the opposite or contrasting aspect of ... near) the bone Q (of a remark) penetrating and accurate to the point of causing hurt or discomfort. Q (of a joke or story) likely to cause offence because near the limit of decency. cut ... the title of 1 Stella Gibbons's 1933 parody of sentimental | novels of rural life, Cold Comfort Farm. cold feet loss of nerve or confidence. in the cold light of day when...

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... fame (she was, for example, the foundress of two Cambridge colleges) she was a champion of printing. Not only was Margaret the patron of the founder of English printing, William Caxton, but she ... the office of a good and godly head and ruler; and also for worldly and civil policy certain days in the year to spare flesh, and use fish, for the benefit of the commonwealth and profit of his ... majesty’s realm hath more plenty of ships, boats, crays, and other vessels, by reason of those which by hope of lucre do follow that trade of living. Note the blend of the religious and the practical...

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