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WILLIAM A. CRAIGIE

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• WILLIAM A. CRAIGIE (noun)
The noun WILLIAM A. CRAIGIE has 1 sense:

1. English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)

Familiarity information: WILLIAM A. CRAIGIE used as a noun is very rare.

• WILLIAM A. CRAIGIE (noun)

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Meaning:

English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Craigie; Sir William Alexander Craigie; William A. Craigie

Instance hypernyms:

lexicographer; lexicologist (a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language)

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