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George Meredith

George Meredith (1828–1909), novelist and poet.
The 214th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 1860 quotations (about 0.06% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations1860Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word132Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning436Find quotations
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4.Tragic Comedians1548.0%Find quotations in OED
5.Let.1468.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Beauchamp's Career1277.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Diana of Crossways1086.0%Find quotations in OED
8.Odes French Hist.814.0%Find quotations in OED
9.Amazing Marriage774.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Harry Richmond724.0%Find quotations in OED

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