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from The Century Dictionary.

  • A Middle English form of oaken.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)

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Examples

  • If von have the impukc n, tree, to he enlightened, to know God, then the timdess 1-cds aireach, b. -oken into this dream called me, to some extent.

    Flower Heads and Grain 2010

  • B.oken Heart soundclip by B.B. King recording of 1983 from B.ues

    B.B. King Lyrics 2009

  • B.oken Promise soundclip by B.B. King/Sam Ling recording of 1998 from B.ues on the B.you (MCA 11879), copyright notice

    B.B. King Lyrics 2009

  • At the same time whilst it is a prerogative of youth to be radical and outsp oken, this should in no way be a substitute for solid organisation and a license to eschew the tenets of organisational discipline.

    Organisational Report 2007

  • S. O'BRIEN: S.oken like -- I'm not going to say it.

    CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2006 2006

  • B.oken Promise soundclip by B.B. King/Sam Ling recording of 1998 from B.ues on the B.you (MCA 11879), copyright notice

    Broken Promise B.B. King 1998

  • B.oken Heart soundclip by B.B. King recording of 1983 from B.ues

    Broken Heart B.B. King 1983

  • IThroughout the interlude two had neither moved nor oken -- Mrs. Rackell and Wolfe.

    Triple Jeopardy Stout, Rex, 1886-1975 1951

  • IThroughout the interlude two had neither moved nor oken -- Mrs. Rackell and Wolfe.

    Triple Jeopardy Stout, Rex, 1886-1975 1951

  • I wonder if the B.shop would kindly post these to Miss B. Wilmer, B.oken Hill, West Australia, but only telling her I died here, without particulars, and saying I have written these since leaving home.

    Mystic Isles of the South Seas. Frederick O'Brien 1900

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