the pocket oxford dictionary

  • 1Oxford English Dictionary — Das Oxford English Dictionary (OED) ist ein sehr umfangreiches englisches Wörterbuch, das den englischen Wortschatz und die Sprachentwicklung des letzten Jahrtausends umfasst. Ähnlich wie das Grimmsche Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache enthält es… …

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  • 2The Oxford Companion to Music — The Oxford Companion to Music, tenth edition. The Oxford Companion to Music is a music reference book in the series of Oxford Companions produced by the Oxford University Press. It was originally conceived and written (almost single handedly) by… …

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  • 3Throw out the baby with the bath water — is an idiomatic expression used to suggest an avoidable error in which something good is eliminated when trying to get rid of something bad,[1] or in other words, rejecting the essential along with the inessential.[2] A slightly different… …

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  • 4The Pilgrim's Progress — For the Kula Shaker album, see Pilgrims Progress (album). The Pilgrim s Progress   …

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  • 5The Taylor Sisters —    , Ann (1782 1866) and Jane (1783 1824)    Ann and Jane Taylor were born in London, the daughters of Isaac Taylor of Ongar, an engraver, and were raised in Lavenham in Suffolk, where their father was also pastor of a nonconformist chapel.… …

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  • 6The Last of the Mohicans — This article is about the novel. For the film starring Daniel Day Lewis, see The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film). For other uses, see The Last of the Mohicans (disambiguation). The Last of the Mohicans &# …

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  • 7The Fallen Madonna — by the fictional painter Van Clomp was a portrait of a bare breasted woman which provided a recurring theme of the long running BBC One television comedy series Allo Allo! (1984 92), written by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd. The painting was… …

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  • 8Macquarie Dictionary — The Macquarie Dictionary is a dictionary of Australian English. It also pays considerable attention to New Zealand English. Originally it was a publishing project of Jacaranda Press, a Brisbane educational publisher, for which an editorial… …

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  • 9pocket — [[t]pɒ̱kɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ pockets, pocketing, pocketed 1) N COUNT: oft poss N, n N A pocket is a kind of small bag which forms part of a piece of clothing, and which is used for carrying small things such as money or a handkerchief. He took his… …

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  • 10The Sun — Infobox Newspaper name = The Sun caption = The Sun in January 2005, featuring Prince Harry in nazi costume. type = Daily newspaper available Monday to Saturday except Christmas Day. format = Tabloid foundation = 1964 owners = News International… …

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