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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.
Sense 1
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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