Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10Oxford University Press, 1950 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 140
... close o ' and the long ' open o ' . Originally O expressed both sounds , but afterwards the modified form was invented for the long open_ vowel . In classical Greek the sounds of O and N were used as their names ( the name of O however ...
... close o ' and the long ' open o ' . Originally O expressed both sounds , but afterwards the modified form was invented for the long open_ vowel . In classical Greek the sounds of O and N were used as their names ( the name of O however ...
Page 219
... Close upon 50 % of the cultivated soil of the province is under this crop , which requires not less than 20 in . of assured summer rainfall or its equivalent in irrigated supplies of water . Wheat is a successful winter crop in eastern ...
... Close upon 50 % of the cultivated soil of the province is under this crop , which requires not less than 20 in . of assured summer rainfall or its equivalent in irrigated supplies of water . Wheat is a successful winter crop in eastern ...
Page 673
... close ; such are the English sounds of ee as in see and oo as in moon . If , on the other hand , the tongue is kept as low as possible in the mouth the vowel is called open ; such is the sound of a in father . It is convenient to dis ...
... close ; such are the English sounds of ee as in see and oo as in moon . If , on the other hand , the tongue is kept as low as possible in the mouth the vowel is called open ; such is the sound of a in father . It is convenient to dis ...
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