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  • 11Chinese dictionary — Chinese dictionaries date back over two millennia to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which is a significantly longer lexicographical history than any other language. There are hundreds of dictionaries for Chinese, and this article will introduce some… …

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  • 12A Dictionary of the English Language —   Title page from the second editi …

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  • 13Century Dictionary — First alphabetical page of The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia was one of the largest encyclopedic dictionaries of the English language. The first edition was published from 1889 to 1891 by The Century… …

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  • 14Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway — The Duke of Wellington s train and other locomotives being readied for departure from Liverpool, 15 September 1830 The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L M) took place on 15 September 1830 …

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  • 15Electronic dictionary — An nihongo|electronic dictionary|電子辞書|denshi jisho is a small handheld computer with integrated reference materials. In some languages, such as Japanese or Korean, the usage of the term is slightly broader, including CD ROM dictionaries and… …

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  • 16William IV of the United Kingdom — William IV William IV, painted by Sir Martin A …

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  • 17Jack the Ripper suspects — The cover of the 21 September 1889 issue of Puck magazine, featuring cartoonist Tom Merry s depiction of the unidentified Whitechapel murderer Jack the Ripper. A series of murders that took place in the East End of London from August to November …

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  • 18Far from the Madding Crowd — Infobox Book name = Far from the Madding Crowd image caption = Bathsheba saves Gabriel s life (Plate 1, by Helen Paterson Allingham, for the serial edition in Cornhill Magazine ). author = Thomas Hardy country = England language = English genre …

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  • 191911 in the United Kingdom — Events from the year 1911 in the United Kingdom.Incumbents*Monarch George V of the United Kingdom *Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, LiberalEvents* 3 January In London, in what becomes known as the Siege of Sidney Street, the Metropolitan Police and… …

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  • 20Out of the blue (idiom) — A clear blue sky, framed by bare trees (July 2005). Out of the blue is an informal English idiom that describes an event that occurs unexpectedly, without any warning or preparation.[1] It is used as an adverb. The blue in the phrase refers to… …

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