It was in a hidden corner of the Oxford University Press basement, where the Dictionary’s archive is stored, that I opened a dusty box and came across a small black book tied with cream ribbon. That ...

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Next week, the first full moon since the Harvest Moon will fill the sky for three days. This moon, known as the “Hunter’s ...

The Oxford dictionary defines "awe" as “a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.” The is an onomatopoeia ...

‘Finger bowl’ is different from ‘wash-hand basin.’ The former is the plastic moved around for washing of hands, while the ...

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