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John Palsgrave

John Palsgrave (d. 1554), teacher and scholar of languages.
The 37th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 5512 quotations (about 0.17% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations5512Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word711Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning1851Find quotations
NameTotal QuotationsPercentage of quotations
1.Lesclarcissement525295.0%Find quotations in OED
2.Comedye of Acolastus2565.0%Find quotations in OED

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