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  2. English Botany - Wikipedia

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    2nd Edition 1831 to 1846 English Botany was a major publication of British plants comprising a 36 volume set, issued in 267 monthly parts over 23 years from 1790 to 1814. The work was conceived, illustrated, edited and published by the botanical illustrator and natural historian, James Sowerby .

  3. Roget's Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    The original edition had 15,000 words and each successive edition has been larger, [3] with the most recent edition (the eighth) containing 443,000 words. [6] The book is updated regularly and each edition is heralded as a gauge to contemporary terms; but each edition keeps true to the original classifications established by Roget. [2]

  4. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.

  5. Merriam-Webster - Wikipedia

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    Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries. It is the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. [1] In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts.

  6. 1831 in literature - Wikipedia

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    January 1 – William Lloyd Garrison begins publication of the Liberator, an abolitionist periodical in the United States. February 18 (old style) – Alexander Pushkin marries Natalya Goncharova at the Great Ascension Church on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street in Moscow.

  7. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Friday, December 13

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    If you've been having trouble with any of the connections or words in Friday's puzzle, you're not alone and these hints should definitely help you out. Plus, I'll reveal the answers further down ...

  8. Connecticut couple charged in alleged Lululemon theft spree ...

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    A Connecticut couple has been charged in connection with an elaborate two-month theft spree at Lululemon stores across the country that an investigator with the retailer estimates netted about $1 ...

  9. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...