Concise Oxford English Dictionary

SYNOPSIS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR Ph. D DEGREE IN ENGLISH Research Topic: “Realism in Tagore’s Poetry” Research Scholar : (Sumer Prasad) S/o Late Mahendra Prasad Vill. Semari, P. O. Gothain Dist. Ballia, U. P. Supervisor : Dr.( Ravi Shankar Singh) P. G. College, Ghazipur U. P. Co-Supervisor : Dr. (A. K. Mishra) Reader, Dept. of English D. C. S. K. (P. G.) College, Mau, U. P. Research Centre : D. C. S. Khandelwal (P

all, one needs to clarify what exactly makes and antihero and what distinguishes him from other (stock) characters. To begin with, the Compact Oxford English Dictionary for Students defines ‘antihero’ as “a central character in a story, film, or play who lacks typical heroic qualities” (Soanes 36). Therefore, it becomes relevant also to list the dictionary definition of the words

all, one needs to clarify what exactly makes and antihero and what distinguishes him from other (stock) characters. To begin with, the Compact Oxford English Dictionary for Students defines ‘antihero’ as “a central character in a story, film, or play who lacks typical heroic qualities” (Soanes 36). Therefore, it becomes relevant also to list the dictionary definition of the words ‘hero’ and ‘heroic’: hero: 1. a person who is admired for their courage or outstanding achievements. 2. the chief

John Locke was born in 1632. He grew to become one of the most influential philosophers and was seen as the father of the Enlightenment. Locked studied at the Christ Church of Oxford in 1658 (AR). At Oxford he studied medicine which impacted his beliefs a great deal. His most famous works include First Treatise of Government, Second Treatise of Government, and Letter Concerning Toleration (AR). In his treatises he proclaimed that absolute monarchy was not the proper way to govern. These beliefs

Everybody likes money and is looking for a way to get more of it. In the song ¨Gimme Gimme¨ by G-eazy he talks about how everyone wants his money but can´t get it from him. G-eazyś music is all rap, which mostly talks about fame and money. Some people claim money isn't everything, but according to all these rappers, money can buy happiness. The more money you have the more successful you are and the happier you'll be, but is it true or not? G-eazy is a successful rapper/hip hop artist that started

There is an affectionate name for people like me: ABCD. To an average soul, it is the beginning of the English alphabet. To me, it is the lifelong painstaking search to find where I belong and who will accept me as their own. It is acronym, which stands for American-born confused desi (colloquial name for an Indian), I detested with all my might. It felt like an insult for what I represented. As a kid, I would dress up in my mother’s sarees and admire my exotic guise. She would make fun of me on

come to regard ambiguity in poetry as one of its most characteristic and valuable features’ (Furniss & Bath, 1996: 207). The literal definition of ambiguous is ‘having more than one meaning, open to more than one interpretation’ (Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 2011, p40). Ambiguity in poetry is viewed as an important and an effective feature by literary critics and poets everywhere, with William Empson stating: ‘The machinations of ambiguity are among the very roots of

originated it had a few concise meanings.  Today, the word private has plenty of definitions, some of which many people do not know.  For instance, it is interesting to learn that private means "apart from the state" or "a person not receiving treatment under the National Health Service or any similar state scheme" (Landau). Spending time looking through dictionaries helps to gain a much better understanding of a word  many think they know very well. The various dictionaries containing private states

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in a devil manner. Unconventional English affords several parallels such