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Date "BOZ" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1838. (references) |
"BOZ" is a common misspelling or typo for: boa, booze, boozy, boss, box, bozo, bus, buzz. |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Boz Charles Dickens (1812-1870). "Boz, my signature in the Morning Chronicle, " he tells us, "was the nickname of a pet child, a younger brother, whom I had dubbed Moses, in honour of the Vicar of Wakefield, which, being pronounced Bozes, got shortened into Boz. " "Who the dickens `Boz' could be Puzzled many a learned elf; But time revealed the mystery, For `Boz' appeared as Dickens' self" Epigram in the Carthusian. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: BOZ |
| Non-English Usage: "BOZ" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Romanian (danewort, dwarf elder), Turkish (dele, dun, Gray, grey, grizzle), Turkmen (fallow, untilled). |
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Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Second series: Sketches by Boz ; Seven dials. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Zambia | The target for foreign reserves for 2001-US$150 million-will be difficult to realize after the actions BoZ took to stabilize the Kwacha and will be greatly dependent on the amount of pledged donor support that is realized. (references) |
Zambia | The Kwacha depreciated dramatically in the fourth quarter of 2000, with a December average of ZK4,108: US$1. Then in mid-January the Kwacha rapidly appreciated after a move by the BoZ and Ministry of Finance to tighten the monetary supply and to take precautionary exchange measures. (references) | |
Trade | Zambia | The banking sector is supervised by the central bank, BoZ, which reports to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "BOZ" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "BOZ" is used about 126 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 126 | 28,512 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 3, Verse 32 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Tou iessai tou wbhd tou booz tou salmwn tou naasswn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui fuit Iesse qui fuit Obed qui fuit Booz qui fuit Salmon qui fuit Naasson |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | ---------- |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | That was of Dauid, that was of Jesse, that was of Obeth, that was of Boz, that was of Salmon, that was of Nason, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Which was the sonne of Iesse: which was the sonne of Obed: which was the sonne of Boos: which was the sonne of Salmon: which was the sonne of Naason: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Who was the son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Booz, who was the son of Salmon, who was the son of Naasson, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 3, Verse 32 |
| Cebuano | nga anak ni Jese, nga anak ni Obed, nga anak ni Booz, nga Meanak ni Sala, nga anak ni Naason, |
| Croatian | Jišajev, Obedov, Boazov, Salin, Nahšonov, |
| Danish | Isajs Søn, Obeds Søn, Boas's Søn, Salmons Søn, Nassons Søn, |
| Dutch | Den zoon van Jesse, den zoon van Obed, den zoon van Booz, den zoon van Salmon, den zoon van Nahasson, |
| Finnish | tämä Iisain, tämä Oobedin, tämä Booaan, tämä Saalan, tämä Nahassonin, |
| French | fils d`Isaï, fils de Jobed, fils de Booz, fils de Salmon, fils de Naasson, |
| German | der war ein Sohn Jesses, der war ein Sohn Obeds, der war ein Sohn des Boas, der war ein Sohn Salmas, der war ein Sohn Nahessons, |
| Haitian Creole | David te pitit Izayi, Izayi te pitit Jobèd, Jobèd te pitit Booz, Booz te pitit Sala, Sala te pitit Naason. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | anak Isai, anak Obed, anak Boas, anak Salmon, anak Nahason, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | anak Isai, anak Obed, anak Boaz, anak Sala, anak Nahsyun, |
| Italian | figlio di Iesse, figlio di Obed, figlio di Booz, figlio di Sala, figlio di Naà sson, |
| Latvian | Tas bija Jeses, tas Obeda, tas Booza, tas Salomona, tas Naasona dçls, |
| Manx Gaelic | Mac Jesse, mac Obed, mac Booz, mac Salmon, mac Naasson, |
| Maori | Tama a Hehe, tama a Opere, tama a poaha, tama a Haramono, tama a Nahona, |
| Norwegian | sønn av Isai, sønn av Obed, sønn av Boas, sønn av Salmon, sønn av Nahson, |
| Portuguese | Davi de Jessé, Jessé de Obede, Obede de Boaz, Boaz de Salá, Salá de Nasom, |
| Rumanian | fiul lui Iese, fiul lui Iobed, fiul lui Booz, fiul lui Salmon, fiul lui Naason, |
| Shuar | Natan Tawitia UchirÃyayi; Tawit Isaà UchirÃyayi; Isaà Upitia UchirÃyayi; Upit Puusa UchirÃyayi; Puus Saramúnka UchirÃyayi; Saramún Naasunka UchirÃyayi; |
| Swahili | mwana wa Yese, mwana wa Obedi, mwana wa Boazi, mwana wa Salmoni, mwana wa Nashoni, |
| Swedish | som var son av Jessai, som var son av Jobed, som var son av Boos, som var son av Sala, som var son av Naasson, |
| Uma | Daud ana' Isai, Isai ana' Obed, Obed ana' Boas, Boas ana' Salmon, Salmon ana' Nahason, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "BOZ": bozo, bozos. (additional references) | |
Words containing "BOZ": rebozo, rebozos. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-o-z" | |
-1 letter: bo. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-o-z" | |
+1 letter: bozo. | |
+2 letters: bazoo, bonze, booze, boozy, bortz, bozos, zombi. | |
+3 letters: bazoos, benzol, bezoar, bizone, blazon, blowzy, bonzer, bonzes, boozed, boozer, boozes, borzoi, bronze, bronzy, gazabo, gazebo, rebozo, zombie, zombis. | |
+4 letters: bazooka, bazooms, benzoic, benzoin, benzole, benzols, benzoyl, bezoars, bizonal, bizones, blazons, blowzed, bonanza, boozers, boozier, boozily, boozing, bortzes, borzois, bromize, bronzed, bronzer, bronzes, cabezon, ebonize, gazabos, gazebos, obelize, rebozos, showbiz, subzero, subzone, zebroid, zombies, zombify. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 4F 5A |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... --- --.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01001111 01011010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B O Z |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 004F 005A |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)364960 |
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