Murray's English Dictionary
GPTKB entity
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
dictionary
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Oxford_University
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| gptkbp:availableIn |
print
digital format |
| gptkbp:built |
1928
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| gptkbp:contains |
definitions
pronunciation guides historical quotations usage notes word origins over 400,000 words |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
gptkb:English_lexicography
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| gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:James_Augustus_Henry_Murray
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| gptkbp:editor |
gptkb:James_Augustus_Henry_Murray
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| gptkbp:features |
idiomatic expressions
appendices historical context indexes maps tables usage examples charts illustrations phrases phonetic transcriptions proverbs slang terms antonyms synonyms neologisms technical terms bibliographies grammatical information cross-references collocations archaic terms variant spellings biographical information about authors etymological tables regional_variations_of_English |
| gptkbp:firstPublished |
1888
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| gptkbp:focus |
etymology
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Murray's English Dictionary
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| gptkbp:inception |
1879
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent dictionaries
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Philological_Society
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:length |
12 volumes
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
comprehensive_coverage_of_English_vocabulary
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Oxford_University_Press
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| gptkbp:recognizes |
foundational_work_in_English_lexicography
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| gptkbp:renovated |
ongoing
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Oxford_English_Dictionary
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| gptkbp:type |
historical dictionary
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| gptkbp:utilizes |
scientific methods of compilation
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