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Oxford English Dictionary : C14??
Hi,
I am trying to find out what the 14th definition of "C" is in the Oxford English Dictionary.
At least I think that is what C14 refers to.
Can anyone help?
Misha
I am trying to find out what the 14th definition of "C" is in the Oxford English Dictionary.
At least I think that is what C14 refers to.
Can anyone help?
Misha
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[nq:1]Hi, I am trying to find out what the 14th definition of "C" is in the Oxford English Dictionary. At least I think that is what C14 refers to. , but the *New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary uses "C16," "C19," and so forth, in its etymologies to indicate the century in which a word first appeared in print in English.
- [nq:1]Hi, I am trying to find out what the 14th definition of "C" is in the Oxford English Dictionary.
- At least I think that is what C14 refers to.
- , but the *New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary uses "C16," "C19," and so forth, in its etymologies to indicate the century in which a word first appeared in print in English.
- So "C14" would be the fourteenth century.
- -- Raymond S.
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[nq:1]Hi, I am trying to find out what the 14th definition of "C" is in the Oxford English Dictionary. At least I think that is what C14 refers to. Can anyone help?[/nq]
I haven't encountered it in the Oxford English Dictionary,* 2nd ed., but the *New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary uses "C16," "C19," and so forth, in its etymologies to indicate the century in which a word first appe
I haven't encountered it in the Oxford English Dictionary,* 2nd ed., but the *New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary uses "C16," "C19," and so forth, in its etymologies to indicate the century in which a word first appe
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[nq:2]Hi, I am trying to find out what the 14th ... think that is what C14 refers to. Can anyone help?[/nq]
[nq:1]I haven't encountered it in the Oxford English Dictionary,* 2nd ed., but the *New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary uses "C16," ... indicate the century in which a word first appeared in print in English. So "C14" would be the fourteenth century.[/nq]
OED1 also uses an
[nq:1]I haven't encountered it in the Oxford English Dictionary,* 2nd ed., but the *New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary uses "C16," ... indicate the century in which a word first appeared in print in English. So "C14" would be the fourteenth century.[/nq]
OED1 also uses an
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