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Ngaio Marsh

Edith Ngaio Marsh (1895–1982), detective novelist and theatre director.
The 999th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 490 quotations (about 0.01% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations490Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word10Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning47Find quotations
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2.Artists in Crime316.0%Find quotations in OED
3.Dead Water296.0%Find quotations in OED
4.Surfeit of Lampreys286.0%Find quotations in OED
5.Colour Scheme255.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Hand in Glove245.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Swing, Brother, Swing214.0%Find quotations in OED
8.Opening Night204.0%Find quotations in OED
9.Final Curtain204.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Singing in Shrouds194.0%Find quotations in OED

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