Exclusively

  

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Exclusively

Definition: Exclusively

Exclusively

Adverb

1. Without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "exclusively" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1613. (references)

 

Synonyms: Exclusively

Synonyms: alone (adv), entirely (adv), only (adv), solely (adv). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Exclusively

English words defined with "exclusively": Althorn, anthropocentricity, anthropocentrism, Asparagus racemosusbreamCharcoal drawing, classical haemophilia, classical hemophiliadevotedexclusive rightfeminine, freshwater breamgingko, ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba, Gynaeciumhaemophilia A, hemophilia A, HerbivoraIncome bond, individual, Instrumental errors, isolatingKaposi's sarcomamaidenhair tree, masculine, monopolizeneuterperquisite, prerogative, primogeniture, private, Private act, privilege, prostate specific antigen, PSA, PSA blood testsacred, sea bream, semiterrestrial, Special metaphysicstank farm, To help upUbykh, uniqueWithout. (references)
Specialty definitions using "exclusively": APRIL 19, aromatized semi-sparkling grape-based cocktailbuildings startedCITRULLUS LANATUS, collaring bit, Comovirus, cosmetic product, crash and burnDatamation, dedicated mode, Defined benefit pension plan, Dining Philosophers Problem, domain theoryEnzyme Multiplied Immunoassay Technique, exclusive laneFocal Dermal HypoplasiaGenes, Immediate-Early, Genes, RAG-1, glowing avalanche, grape must with fermentation arrested by the addition of alcoholHospitalists, Household, nonfamily, Hydrocarbons, Acyclic, Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic, Hydrocarbons, CyclicImmediate-Early Proteins, incandescent avalanche, internal sortKlebsiella rhinoscleromatisLAND, le Royaume du Maroc, Leukoplakia, HairyMagnetic Ink Character Recognition, market branches, Monokinesohmic overpotentialPascal computer systems, people mover, Peptide Termination Factors, permits issued, Photosensitivity Disorders, preferential lane, private leased line, privileged moderead-only user, Receptors, Interleukin-2, reserved traffic lane, resistance overpotential, resistance overtension, resistance overvoltage, Rett Syndromeseagoing vessels, segregated ballast tank, Sloths, special service, substituted devisee, substituted legateeuniversal plant indicatorwine fortified for distillation, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome. (references)

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Modern Usage: Exclusively

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Double-0 seven on an island populated exclusively by women (Octopussy; writing credit: George MacDonald Fraser)

That the study belongs to you exclusively is evident from the dust: not even the maid is permitted here, else she would scarcely have ventured to let matters come to this pass (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution; writing credit: Arthur Conan Doyle; Nicholas Meyer)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Exclusively

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Walt Disney World Resort Outing: The Only Vacation Planning Guide Exclusively for Gay and Lesbian Travelers (reference)

  • A Woman's Journey Through Esther: 8 Lessons on Faith Exclusively for Women (reference)

  • Barbie Doll Exclusively for Timeless Creations: Identification & Values: Book 3 (reference)

  • Exclusively Yours (reference)

  • Exclusively Yours (Harlequin Presents, No 1162) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Exclusively

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Vaccinia necrosum has occurred almost exclusively among persons with cellular immunodeficiency. This is a 64 year old patient after having received a smallpox vaccination. Credit: CDC.

Fish and Wildlife Service Vessel CISCO. Operated exclusively on the Great Lakes for fisheries research. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Coast and Geodetic Survey Ship HILGARD. Used almost exclusively for wiredrag work. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Gouache painting of a pair of lesser scaup by Neal R. Anderson, 7401 Stevens Ridge Road, Lincoln, Nebraska 68516. A wildlife artist who had entered paintings in five previous Duck Stamp contests, placing second in 1985 with a pair of redhead ducks, third in 1983 with a single redhead. In 1986, he began devoting full time to wildlife painting. He paints almost exclusively in gouache. Specializing in waterfowl, Anderson's work is known for its detail, sharpness, and clarity. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page.

19th Century lithograph, purporting to represent CSS Florida (1862-1864). This image bears no real resemblance to that ship: Florida had two smokestacks, not one as shown here; a battery that included pivot guns, not an exclusively broadside armament; and a bark rig, not that of a ship; among other differences from the vessel seen in this print. Credit: NAVY.

Billy devoted himself exclusively to the spice cake. Credit: Library of Congress.

These cattle are fed grass exclusively. Makes prime Western beef. Cruzen Ranch, Valley County, Idaho. Credit: Library of Congress.

Japanese enlistment. Another truckload of American citizens of Japanese ancestry arrive at Selective Service Board No. 9, Waipahu, Territory of Hawaii, to apply for voluntary induction into the recently organized combat regiment made up exclusively of 1,5. Credit: Library of Congress.

Production. Shell loading. TNT is poured into shells through these funnels on a distribution line in a large Midwest loading plant. TNT, used almost exclusively in shells, looks like a good grade of maple sugar. It is believed that soon the United States. Credit: Library of Congress.

Bird's eye view of Waukegan, Ill., from Lawrence Captive Airship at 1000 ft. altitude. Published exclusively for W[...] Wandel, Waukegan, Ill. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Exclusively

AuthorQuotation

Rosa Luxemburg

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Exclusively

AuthorDateQuotation

Communist Manifesto

1848

Wage-labour rests exclusively on competition between the laborers. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

These taxes and dues will be exclusively applied to the needs of the territory. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Exclusively

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

Harriet Smith might think herself not unworthy of being peculiarly, exclusively, passionately loved by Mr. Knightley

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

They are exclusively woodland

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Exclusively

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

It affects females almost exclusively. (references)

Hantaviruses replicate exclusively in the host cell cytoplasm. (references)

By stage 4, the brain produces delta waves almost exclusively. (references)

Business

Tennis is almost exclusively for the wealthy in the Philippines. (references)

The key contacts however, are exclusively incentive travel related. (references)

It is planned exclusively to expand Taiwan market for foreign publishers. (references)

Children

China

Children put up for foreign adoption are almost exclusively girls. (references)

Mongolia

The Government also provides tax benefits to enterprises that hire the disabled, and some firms hire the disabled exclusively. (references)

Civil Liberties

Equatorial Guinea

Religious study is required in schools and is usually, but not exclusively, Catholic. (references)

Discrimination

Andorra

The Constitution declares that all persons are equal before the law and prohibits discrimination on grounds of birth, race, sex, origin, religion, opinions, or any other personal or social condition, although the law grants many rights and privileges exclusively to citizens. (references)

Economic History

Germany

Thus supply is met exclusively by imports. (references)

China

The pork import market, although very large, is exclusively offal. (references)

Human Rights

Malaysia

Nonetheless, the Courts did not rule exclusively in favor of the Government. (references)

Micronesia

While there are no official restrictions, no local groups concern themselves exclusively with human rights. (references)

Haiti

While previously judges conducted most legal proceedings exclusively in French, they increasingly use Creole in judicial proceedings. (references)

Indigenous People

Malaysia

In November an NGO working on behalf of indigenous people in the state of Sarawak expressed deep concern over the passage of the state assembly's Land Surveyors Bill, which requires land surveys to be carried out exclusively by state-licensed land surveyors. (references)

Minorities

Mexico

The abuse related to these and other incidents apparently did not occur solely and exclusively on the basis of religion. (references)

Switzerland

The voters rejected 48 applicants, almost all exclusively from southeast Europe, while approving 8 Italians' citizenship bids. (references)

Political Economy

Hong Kong

The Basic Law states that the HKSAR will maintain its own currency and use revenues exclusively for its own purposes. (references)

CANADA

Banking falls exclusively under federal jurisdiction, while the regulation of securities companies falls under provincial control. (references)

KUWAIT

Kuwait does not directly subsidize any of its exports, which consist almost exclusively of crude oil, petroleum products, and fertilizer. (references)

Political Rights

Trinidad and Tobago

The PNM is primarily but not exclusively Afro-Trinidadian; the UNC is primarily but not exclusively Indo-Trinidadian. (references)

Monaco

The seven-member Crown Council (composed exclusively of Monegasque nationals) must be consulted by the Prince on certain questions of national importance. (references)

Congo

Provincial government resources, both financial and logistical, almost exclusively have come from Kinshasa since Laurent Kabila took control of the Government in 1997. President Joseph Kabila continued his father's practice of filling a disproportionate number of government positions with persons from his home province of Katanga, and specifically from his Muluba ethnic group. (references)

Trade

Turkey

Import duties are calculated exclusively on C.I.F. prices. (references)

Nigeria

All items entering the country must be labeled in metric terms exclusively. (references)

Chile

The amount of financing depends exclusively on the US content of the proposed project. (references)

Travel

Honduras

U.S.-style music is featured on several stations, but news is exclusively in Spanish. (references)

Canada

The Canadian National Railway deals exclusively with cargo, while VIA Rail provides passenger service. (references)

Japan

Likewise, American business people should recognize the importance of working with the staff-level of their Japanese counterparts and not exclusively with the executive level. (references)

Women

Congo

They constitute the majority of primary agricultural laborers and small-scale traders and almost exclusively are responsible for child rearing. (references)

Bahamas

The Domestic Court, which exclusively addresses family issues such as spousal abuse, maintenance payments, and legal separation, continued to receive a high volume of cases. (references)

Worker Rights

Austria

The OGB is exclusively responsible for collective bargaining. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure. Carried to its logical conclusion, it means that some have the right to prevent others from living; for the right to own implies the right exclusively to occupy; and in fact laws of trespass are enacted wherever property in land is recognized. It follows that if the whole area of terra firma is owned by A, B and C, there will be no place for D, E, F and G to be born, or, born as trespassers, to exist. A life on the ocean wave, A home on the rolling deep, For the spark the nature gave I have there the right to keep. They give me the cat-o'-nine Whenever I go ashore. Then ho! for the flashing brine -- I'm a natural commodore! Dodle

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Exclusively

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Rush Limbaugh

While channel surfing after the big Supreme Court decision, I noticed that the media was focusing almost exclusively on the dissent of the court.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Exclusively

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Madison

1809-1817The Constitution has entrusted Congress exclusively with the power of creating and regulating a currency of that description, and the measures which were taken during the last session in execution of the power give every promise of success.

James Monroe

1817-1825In the concerns which are exclusively internal there is good cause to be satisfied with the result.

John Quincy Adams

1825-1829Whatsoever is of domestic concernment, unconnected with the other members of the Union or with foreign lands, belongs exclusively to the administration of the State governments.

James K. Polk

1845-1849I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Exclusively

"Exclusively" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.94% of the time. "Exclusively" is used about 1,702 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)99.94%1,7014,930
Noun (proper)0.06%1339,140
                    Total100.00%1,702N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Exclusively

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "exclusively": non-exclusively.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Exclusively

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

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87

almost call ce customer exclusively interact

4

exclusively yours

66

exclusively magazine yours

4

exclusively misook

11

ball box exclusively golf golfer mail our

4

exclusively legal

9

exclusively made restaurant tomahawk

3

american exclusively express yours

9

american card exclusively express yours

3

exclusively

8

dating exclusively

3

exclusively fitness womens

8

centres exclusively fitness womens

3

already another by data exclusively it its need opened permission user view

8

exclusively volvo

3

canada exclusively

8

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3

exclusively womens

8

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2

buyer estate exclusively real representing

8

character exclusively identity original

2

exclusively jackson michael

7

devoted exclusively in magazine male only world

2

exclusively reward yours

6

award exclusively yours

2

equine exclusively

6

exclusively incentive yours

2

exclusively expo

5

center exclusively fitness womens

2

exclusively weddings.com

5

exclusively rose

2

card exclusively yours

4

diamond exclusively

2

exclusively woman

4

exclusively volkswagen

2

could exclusively none these things we

4

dog exclusively

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Exclusively

Language Translations for "exclusively"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

slegs (alone, just, only, solely), net (alone, exactly, just, just now, okay, only, right, solely). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

vetëm (alone, but, just, lonely, merely, nothing but, only, simply, singly, so that, sole, solely, solitary, solus). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ما عدا (bar, but, except, excepting, excluding, save), ‏على وجه الحصر. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

изключително (entirely, especially, exceptionally, extraordinarily, notably, rarely, signally, uncommonly, wholly). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

完全 (Complete, Completeness, Comprehensiveness, CPL, Downright, out-and-out, Physically, Plenary, totally, utter, Wholly). (various references)

   

Czech

  

exkluzivnì, výluènì (wholly), výhradnì (only, solely, specially, wholly). (various references)

   

Danish

  

kun (alone, just, only, solely). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

uitsluitend (exclusive, just, only), exclusief (exclusive). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

ekskluzive, nur (just, only). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

bert (alone, just, only, solely). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

yksinomaan (solely), vain (alone, but, just, merely, only, solely), ainoastaan (alone, just, merely, only, solely). (various references)

   

French

  

seulement. (various references)

   

German

  

ausschließlich (excessive, exclusive, purely, sole), exclusiv (rarefied). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

υποχρέωση αποκλειστικής μεταπώλησης ορισμένων προϊόντων (obligation to resell exclusively certain products), χρήση προϊόντων σώματος ανθρώπου αποκλειστικά για επιστημονικούς σκοπούς (products of the human body used exclusively for scientific purposes), η συσσώρευση Sr 90 στα ψάρια περιορίζεται σχεδόν αποκλειστικά στους σκληρούς ιστούς-τα οστά και τα λέπια (accumulation of Sr-9O in fish is almost exclusively confined to the hard tissues - bones and scales), η εναπόθεση των μικρών σωματιδίων γίνεται σχεδόν μόνο στους τελικούς αναπνευστικούς αγωγούς (the deposition of the small particles takes place almost exclusively in the terminal respiratory passages), εισαγωγικοί δασμοί αποκλειστικά φορολογικού χαρακτήρα (import duties of an exclusively fiscal nature), εξαγωγικοί δασμοί αποκλειστικά φορολογικού χαρακτήρα (export duties of an exclusively fiscal nature), από τότε που η χρήση φωσφορικών εστέρων για την καταπολέμηση των αφίδων και άλλων παρασίτων των οπωροφόρων οδήγησε σε σημαντική προσβολή α (since the use of phosphoric esters for combatting aphids and other fruit plant parasites has led to considerable infestation by red spider(tetranychid)the chemical industry has succeeded in producing specific insecticides(acaricides)which act exclusively), αποκλειστικώς φορολογικός χαρακτήρας (exclusively fiscal nature), οι εμπορικοί κλάδοι περιλαμβάνουν όλες τις μονάδες ομοιογενούς παραγωγής όλων των θεσμικών τομέων,οι οποίες ασχολούνται αποκλειστικά με (which are exclusively engaged in the production of goods and market services). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

אך ורק (only, purely, simply, solely), 'ר"א (only, simply, solely). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kizárólagosan (alone), kizárólag (alone, solely). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

semata-mata (merely, simply), melulu (only). (various references)

   

Italian

  

soltanto (alone, but, just, merely, only, solely), non ... che (alone, just, only, solely), esclusivamente (exclusive). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

専一 (best care). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

せ"いつ (best care), せ"いち (best care). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

독 하. (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

solamente (alone, just, only, solely), djis (alone, just, only, solely). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

exclusivelyay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

tylko (just, only), dopiero (just, only). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

exclusivamente (all, alone, expressly, selectly, solely), somente (but, just, only, solely), (alone, barely, but, cloistered, just, lone, lonely, lonesome, lorn, mere, only, single, sole, solitary). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

exclusivamente. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

numai (alone, barely, but, just, mere, merely, none but, only, simply, solely). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

только (as late as, barely, ever, just, merely, nothing but, only, solely), исключительно (exceptionally, notably, only, singularly, solely). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

isključivo (entirely). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

sólo (alone, by oneself, just, merely, on one's own, only, solely, unique), no ... mas que (alone, just, only, solely), exclusivamente. (various references)

   

Sranan

  

kodo (just, only). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

tu (alone, just, only, solely). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

endast (alone, but, entirely, just, merely, only, solely). (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

lámang (alone, just, only, solely). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yalnız (alone, by yourself, isolated, just, lone, lonely, lonesome, merely, on one's tod, only, private, single handed, singly, sole, solitarily, solitary, unaccompanied, unattended), sadece (barely, but, hardly, itself, just, merely, nigh but, nothing but, nothing else, only, only just, purely, scarcely, simply, solely), sırf (mere, merely, only, pure, purely, sheer, simply, solely, stark, very), ancak (alone, barely, but, hardly, however, just, merely, nevertheless, on the other hand, only, only just, purely, scarcely, solely, yet), özellikle (above all, especially, expressly, in especial, in particular, notedly, particularly, principally, specially). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

тільки (alone, barely, but, entirely, just, merely, nothing but, only, purely), виключно (alone, entirely). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

chen (alone, just, only, solely). (various references)

   

Zulu

  

kuphela (just, only). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Exclusively

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

modo, proprie, solum, tantum. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Rhyming with "Exclusively"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "exclusively" (pronounced ikskluw"sivlē)
8-k l uw" s i v l ēconclusively.
6-uw" s i v l ēeffusively.
5-s i v l ēaggressively, cohesively, comprehensively, compulsively, decisively, defensively, derisively, excessively, expensively, explosively, extensively, impassively, impressively, impulsively, inconclusively, inexpensively, intensively, massively, obsessively, offensively, passively, persuasively, progressively, reflexively, successively.
4-i v l ēaccumulatively, actively, administratively, affectively, affirmatively, alternatively, appreciatively, assertively, attentively, attractively, authoritatively, collectively, comparatively, competitively, consecutively, conservatively, constructively, cooperatively, creatively, cumulatively, deceptively, definitively, distinctively, effectively, exhaustively, figuratively, furtively, imaginatively, instinctively, intuitively, legislatively, negatively, objectively, positively, preemptively, productively, prohibitively, prospectively, protectively, provocatively, qualitatively, relatively, respectively, retroactively, retrospectively, seductively, selectively, sensitively, substantively, tentatively.
3-v l ēbravely, gravely, lively, lovely, naively, plaintively, quantitatively.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Exclusively

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-e-i-l-l-s-u-v-x-y"

-2 letters: elusively, exclusive.

-4 letters: culexes, cullies, elusive, vesicle.

-5 letters: clevis, cullis, evilly, excels, excise, excuse, exiles, ilexes, levels, levies, lively, lycees, sexily, silvex, sluice, sluicy, vexils, vilely, villus.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Familiar
8. Quotations: Historic
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Spoken
12. Quotations: Speeches
13. Usage Frequency
14. Expressions
15. Expressions: Internet
16. Translations: Modern
17. Translations: Ancient
18. Rhymes
19. Anagrams
20. Bibliography


  

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