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Oxonian 1. of or relating to Oxford or Oxford University 2. a member of Oxford University 3. an inhabitant or native of Oxford How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The future of phonetics rests probably with his pupils, who all swore by him; but nothing could bring the man himself into any sort of compliance with the university, to which he nevertheless clung by divine right in an intensely Oxonian way. A dark-blue oar crossed with a cherry-pink one above his mantel-piece spoke of the old Oxonian and Leander man, while the foils and boxing-gloves above and below them were the tools of a man who had won supremacy with each. Still, by way of punishing her elder nephew, Miss Crawley persisted in being gracious to the young Oxonian. |
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