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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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Numerology

  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. E. M. Forster:

    Oxford is -- Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another.

  2. Ethan Crumbley:

    Oxford High School is a wreck right now.

  3. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg:

    I am more interested in history, economics, these kind of subjects, so I might go to Oxford.

  4. Marco Springmann:

    Consuming red and processed meat not only affects Population Health at Oxford University but also the economy at large.

  5. Dana Nessel:

    Obviously, we hope the school district cares as much about the safety of their students as they do shielding themselves from civil liability, we're going to talk to the parents and students in Oxford and see what it is they want to see happen, and I'm sure they will make their feelings known about the rejection of our offer.

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