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Credit Lists

In general, we have made every attempt to cite the correct source in each table or passage of the dictionary. In many cases, you will read "compiled by the editor".  In most of these cases, this implies that a meta analysis was performed, typically compiling various sources, looking for commonalities, and selecting an example for the word or expression in question.

Following the links below to uncover lists of lexicographers, authors, photographers, screenwriters, speakers, translators, musicians, and publishers that were referred to, in one way or another, in the creation of this dictionary:

        Definitions, Synonyms & Etymology

        Screenplay Writers

        Musical Artists

        Book Titles, Periodicals, and Commercial Examples

        Photography & Images

        Quotations

        Speakers

        Translations

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