nathaniel bailey

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   English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)

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Questions about nathaniel bailey

What does nathaniel bailey mean?

nathaniel bailey means "English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)".

What is another word for nathaniel bailey?

Close synonyms include Bailey, Nathan Bailey. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nathaniel bailey a common word?

nathaniel bailey is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.