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  • Glossary of cricket/Bibliography
    * Oxford University: ''Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition''. Oxford University Press (2004).
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  • Dictionary/Related Articles
    {{r|Oxford English Dictionary||**}}
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  • Prehistory
    '''Prehistory''' is defined by the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' as the period of time before written records began. The transition from * Oxford University: ''Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition''. Oxford University Press (2004).
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  • Stamp collecting/Bibliography
    * {{cite book |author=University of Oxford |title=Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |year=200
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  • Navigation
    '''Navigation''' has been defined by the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' as the process or activity of navigating by planning and directing the * ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', Eleventh Edition, 2004.
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  • Cricket (sport)/Bibliography
    * Oxford University: ''Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition''. Oxford University Press (2004).
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  • Oxford English Dictionary
    The '''Oxford English Dictionary''' (OED; originally ''New English Dictionary'') is the primary reference wo
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  • Artillery
    As defined by the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', '''artillery''' is an umbrella term for large-calibre guns used in lan
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  • Dictionary
    ...rehensive dictionary of the English language. This eventually became the [[Oxford English Dictionary]].
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  • Oxford University Press
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  • Yellow
    '''Yellow''' is a [[colour]] with several shades which is defined by the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (OED) as the colour between [[green]] and [[orange]] in the [[spectrum
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  • Thank you
    ...er. The phrase is first attested c. 1400 as "I thank you".<ref>New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary</ref>
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  • Sport/Bibliography
    * Oxford University: ''Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition''. Oxford University Press (2004).
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  • Thesaurus/Related Articles
    {{r|Oxford English Dictionary}}
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  • Schwa
    ...ometimes pronounced like a schwa, and sometimes not pronounced at all.<ref>Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. "sheva".</ref>
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  • Province
    ...sh provinces, and of which Northern Ireland covers two thirds.<ref>Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 1992</ref> Northern Ireland is sometimes called a province of the [[United
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  • Etymology
    ...he [[Latin language|Latin]] ''nescius'', the meaning was 'ignorant'.<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'': '[https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/126732 nice, ''adj.'' and ''adv.'']'. A
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  • Oxford University Press/Related Articles
    {{r|Oxford English Dictionary}}
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  • Countdown
    ...own''-branded teapot. The series winner gets a leather-bound copy of the [[Oxford English Dictionary]].
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  • Gay (word)
    ...ssibly be of etymological significance." <ref> [http://dictionary.oed.com/ Oxford English Dictionary], '''gay, a., adv., and n.''', retrieved 7/28/2007.</ref> ...pendent form "gay" first appears in 1951.<ref> [http://dictionary.oed.com/ Oxford English Dictionary], '''gay, a., adv., and n.''', retrieved 7/28/2007.</ref> However, there ar
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  • Innings (cricket)
    * Oxford University: ''Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition''. Oxford University Press (2004).
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  • Red herring
    ...dogs would follow the scent; and the horses would follow the dogs.<ref> ''Oxford English Dictionary'' s.v. "red herring"</ref>
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  • Social engineering
    ...of deliberately attempting to effect changes in society. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the phrase arose with this meaning at the end of the 19th century.
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  • Atomic bomb
    ...plosive device to derive its destructive power from, as defined by the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', "the rapid release of energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei".<ref>O
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  • Fielding (cricket)
    * Oxford University: ''Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition''. Oxford University Press (2004).
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  • Nation
    ...Nevertheless, a nation is often conceived of in terms of a [[state]],<ref>Oxford English Dictionary</ref> and implied [[sovereign state|sovereignty]]; all the members of the [
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  • English spellings/Bibliography
    * Simpson, J. A.; & Weiner, E. S. C. (Eds.). (1989). ''Oxford English dictionary''. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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  • Hachis Parmentier
    ...[[Dicing|diced]] or [[Mincing|minced]].<ref name="Collins" /><ref>Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition</ref>
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  • Information
    .../www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/95568|title="Information"|publisher=Oxford English Dictionary}} </ref> defines it as:
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  • Software bug
    ...}}</ref> However, in an article written for Byte Magazine about the myth, Oxford English Dictionary Editor Fred Shapiro notes that the OED details the appearance of the word "
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  • New Year's Eve
    ...a special word (such as "[[hogmanay]]" in [[Scots language|Scots]]).<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', "hogmanay".</ref>
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  • Penguin
    ...the best known.<ref>This section relies primarily on scholars from the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''. See ''Askoxford.com - ask the experts'': '[http://www.askoxford.com/as
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  • Cricket from 1601 to 1620
    ...w'' also meant a wooden supporting frame used in small mining tunnels (see Oxford English Dictionary).
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  • Chairman
    ...who summons (convenes) a meeting, the convener may take the chair. The [[Oxford English Dictionary]] (2nd edition 1989) offers this citation: 1833 Act 3-4 Will. IV, c. 46 §4
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  • The Canterbury Tales
    ...ous story, a fable, a cock-and-bull story".<ref>The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, Volume 1, A–0, Oxford, England, 26th U.S. printing, July 1987, page 330,
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  • Giro
    ...ay refer to a specific system once operated by the British post office<ref>Oxford English Dictionary (online)</ref>, originally known as [[National Giro]] and, confusingly, was
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  • Butler/Catalogs
    ...006, now Ask.com), and is now a generic term in dictionaries such as the [[Oxford English Dictionary]].
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  • Hobby
    A '''hobby''' is defined by the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' as "an activity done regularly for pleasure". Any such activity may be
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  • Metaphysics
    ...://www.oed.com/view/Entry/117355?redirectedFrom=metaphysics "metaphysics". Oxford English Dictionary. 3rd Online Edition.] Oxford University Press. | Online access requires su | NB: ''See the entry in the Oxford English Dictionary for sources of the examples and for additional examples''.<ref name=oedmeta
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  • Bowling (cricket)
    * Oxford University: ''Oxford English Dictionary, 11th Edition''. Oxford University Press (2004).
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  • Democrat Party (phrase)
    ...berg (2006).</ref> The earliest known use of the term, according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', was in Britain in 1890: "Whether a little farmer...is going to rule the
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  • Democrat Party (phrase)/Citable Version
    ...berg (2006).</ref> The earliest known use of the term, according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', was in Britain in 1890: "Whether a little farmer...is going to rule the
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  • Blog
    According to the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] (OED), the earliest known appearance of "blog" in print or electronic for
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  • Theoretical biology/External Links
    ...for the study of informatic processes in biotic systems. According to the Oxford English Dictionary this was the first use of the term bioinformatics. The concept provides us
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  • Climate
    ...University; [http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/season?view=uk] Compact Oxford English Dictionary; [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=season] Online Etymology Diction
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  • Yankee
    The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' suggests the most plausible origin to be that it is derived from the Dutc
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  • Bromance
    ...March 2013|title=Bromance|url=http://public.oed.com/appeals/bromance/|work=Oxford English Dictionary|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=21 October 2103}}</ref>
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  • Artemisia vulgaris
    ...ting a bag over the plant.<ref>Lust, J. (2005) ''The Herb Book'', p.604; ''Oxford English Dictionary'', "mugwort".</ref>
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  • Penguin/Catalogs/Penguins in the northern hemisphere
    ...), which were then mistaken for penguins in the northern hemisphere. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' disputes this story, noting that the [[etymology]] of the word is obscure
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  • Cookie (biscuit)
    <blockquote>According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term "biscuit" debuted in the 14th century. Primary definition here:
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  • Telescope
    ...ef>[http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/tele?view=uk] Ask Oxford; Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (2007) Sixth Edition, Vol. 2, Oxford University Pr
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  • Hyphen
    ...using hyphens.<ref>Wholesale changes in the 2007 edition of the ''Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'' removed them from 16,000 words and phrases, compared to the 2002 edition.
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  • Christmas
    ...reviation for Christ.<ref>[http://www.askoxford.com/pressroom/archive/xmas Oxford English Dictionary]</ref>
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  • Management
    ...management'' in the 17th and 18th centuries.<ref>Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary</ref>
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  • Renaissance
    ..., began to be used in French in 1828 and in English soon thereafter.<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'' s.v. "Renaissance."</ref> But in the 1940s, scholars, beginning with the
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  • Science
    ...philosophy and one of the three classical [[normative science]]s.<ref>The Oxford English Dictionary defines science as:
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  • Literature/Citable Version
    ...of academic study was first identified in the nineteenth century. The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (''OED'') traces the English word itself back to the 1200s (when it des
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  • Mathematics
    ...ry of English Etymology]]'', 1983 reprint. ISBN 0-19-861112-9.</ref><ref>[[Oxford English Dictionary]], second edition, ed. John Simpson and Edmund Weiner, Clarendon Press, 198
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  • Literature
    ...of academic study was first identified in the nineteenth century. The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' (''OED'') traces the English word itself back to the 1200s (when it des
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  • Cobalt
    ..., mainly due to the [[arsenic]] and [[sulphur]] also found in the ore.<ref>Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition. 1989.</ref>
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  • Competition
    The <i>[[Oxford English Dictionary]] (OED)</i> defines <b>competition</b> as "the activity or condition of com
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  • TARDIS
    ...ww.askoxford.com/worldofwords/wordfrom/shorter/?view=uk The Essence of the Oxford English Dictionary]''. The OED's verdict: "This is not a new term by any means (Dr Who [''sic'
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  • Alternative medicine (theories)
    ...rapy|herbalism]], [[homeopathy]], and [[reflexology]] as examples.<ref> ''Oxford English Dictionary'', ninth edition 1996 </ref> Edzard Ernst, a Professor of Complementary Med
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  • Atheism
    ...d ''atheal'' are dated to 1611 and 1612, respectively. {{ref harvard|OED-b|Oxford English Dictionary 1989|b}}</ref> *{{note_label|OED-a|Oxford English Dictionary 1989|a}}{{note_label|OED-b|Oxford English Dictionary 1989|b}}{{cite book
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  • Geoffrey Chaucer
    ...y is recognisable to the modern reader. Chaucer is also recorded in the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] as the first author to use many common English words in his writings. Th
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  • Organism
    ...operties of life." However, some sources add further conditions. For the [[Oxford English Dictionary]], an organism is "[an] individual animal, plant, or single-celled life for
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  • Sport
    The <i>[[Oxford English Dictionary]]</i> defines sport as "an activity involving physical exertion and skill i
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  • Battleship
    ...wooden warship during the [[Age of Sail]].<ref name="OED">"battleship" The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. OED Online. Oxford University Press. 4 April 2000.</ref> The
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  • The Lord of the Rings
    ...ook |last= Gilliver |first=Peter |title=The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary |id=ISBN 0-19-861069-6 |year= 2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}</re
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  • Countries of the United Kingdom
    ...ESTRY 2007 - ENGLAND] at www.forestry.gov.uk</ref> <ref name="OED">The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', in its 1893 edition, includes under "country" the meaning "3. The terr
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  • India
    ...'', the historic local appellation for the [[Indus River]].<ref>"India", ''Oxford English Dictionary", second edition, 2100a.d. Oxford University Press</ref>. The ancient [[Gre
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  • Circus
    ...nces seems to have existed since the late 18th century.<ref name="oed">The Oxford English Dictionary lists the 1791 book ''The History of the Royal Circus'' about Philip Astley
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  • England
    According to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' entry<ref>[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50008463?query_type=word&q
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  • Zoroastrianism
    ...e=Zoroastrianism>The term '''Zoroastrianism''' was first attested by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' in 1874 in Archibald Sayce's ''Principles of Comparative Philology''</ref
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  • Solar System
    ...commonly rendered in lower case ('''solar system''') including in the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/solar%20system ''Merriam-Webster's 11th
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  • Cypherpunk
    ...ilhon coined the term "cypherpunk", derived from cipher and cyberpunk. The Oxford English Dictionary added "cypherpunk" in 2006. <ref>{{citation
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  • Republican Party (United States), history
    The Republican party is known as the '''G.O.P.'''. According to the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] the first known reference to the Republican party as the "grand old party
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  • Infant colic/Citable Version
    ...ses that is not only painful - but usually requires emergency surgery. The Oxford English dictionary's first definition of the word colic (as a noun) is: "A name given to sever
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  • Infant colic
    ...ses that is not only painful - but usually requires emergency surgery. The Oxford English dictionary's first definition of the word colic (as a noun) is: "A name given to sever
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