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Thomas Middleton

Thomas Middleton (d. 1627), playwright.
The 194th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 2002 quotations (about 0.06% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations2002Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word243Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning740Find quotations
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7.Nice Valour804.0%Find quotations in OED
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10.Michaelmas Terme643.0%Find quotations in OED

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