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Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894), physician, teacher of anatomy, and writer.
The 549th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 848 quotations (about 0.02% of all OED quotations).
See article in American National Biography Online

Total number of quotations848Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word38Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning163Find quotations
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5.Poems344.0%Find quotations in OED
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7.Pages from Old Vol.162.0%Find quotations in OED
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10.Mortal Antipathy81.0%Find quotations in OED

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