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  1. Oxford "-er"

    The Oxford "-er", or often "-ers", is a colloquial and sometimes facetious suffix prevalent at Oxford University from about 1875, which is thought to have been borrowed from the slang of Rugby School. The term was defined by the lexicographer Eric Partridge in his Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (several editions 1937–61).

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oxford "-er" in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oxford "-er" in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of oxford "-er" in a Sentence

  1. Jessica Rivinius:

    In November 2012, Miami University was made aware of allegations of an off-campus sexual assault involving a non-student adult and Brad Aldrich, when the Miami University Police Department reached out to the alleged victim, they offered to assist the individual in filing a police report with the Oxford Police Department. The individual declined to make a report.

  2. Anna Bradshaw:

    This represents one of the final formal barriers to women becoming equal at Oxford University.

  3. Keith Neal:

    Londoners by and large will follow the rules, without too much need for police. The problem is not the issue of enforcement, the problem is the mixed messages and the confused communications, he added. The wearing of face coverings has become compulsory in dozens of countries including France, Germany, Spain, Italyand Greece, which now require coverings to be worn in public places. A woman and child wearing face masks past a coronavirus related artwork displayed on screens in the window of the Flannels clothing store on Oxford Street, in central London, Thursday, May 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) A growing body of evidence suggests wearing face coverings brings some benefit in preventing the spread of the virus. Lack of strong evidence of their effectiveness should not be considered a problem but the evidence is accumulating that they have a part to play in reducing transmission and also in protecting the wearer.

  4. Kyle Busch:

    I love coming up here, i've got a lot of friends from the area. I've raced over at Thunder Road (Barre, Vermont) before. I've race over at Oxford (Maine) before, so I've been around this area a little bit racing the short tracks and stuff.

  5. Robin Ferner:

    The Oxford group is not a treatment for mild disease, we hope the data on which The Results are based will be published as soon as possible so that doctors can confidently put The Oxford group into practice.

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