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Thomas Blount

Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer.
The 77th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 3805 quotations (about 0.12% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations3805Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word1465Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning2050Find quotations
NameTotal QuotationsPercentage of quotations
1.Glossographia344691.0%Find quotations in OED
2.Law Dict.1674.0%Find quotations in OED
3.Fragmenta Antiquitatis682.0%Find quotations in OED
4.Boscobel461.0%Find quotations in OED
5.Νομο-λεξικον301.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Acad. Eloquence251.0%Find quotations in OED

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