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Words and Phrases from the Past features obsolete words, rare words, obscure words, archaic words, English Dialect words, American Dialect words, and slang words from the past. It also includes words from the past that are still in use today.
BLOG
Words and phrases are added first via the blog. There you will find the definitions, etymologies, and examples of each word and phrase (where available), along with the sources.
The dates shown below "First Documented Use" are from The Historical Thesaurus of English, version 4.2. 2014. Glasgow: University of Glasgow, and/or A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, James Murray.
Any extra notes on the word are also in the blog entry.
You can subscribe by email to get the new words added on the blog page.
WORD LIST
An alphabetical listing of all the words posted to date.
Clicking on a word will take you to its blog entry where you can see the etymology, etc.
REVERSE WORD LIST
A reverse alphabetical listing of the words by their definition (a thesaurus with definitions!).
Clicking on a word will take you to its blog entry where you can see the etymology, etc.
PHRASES
All the phrases posted to date.
Clicking on a phrase will take you to its blog entry where you can see the etymology, etc .
PEOPLE
An alphabetical listing of words for people, both present and past
Note: this is an ongoing project, and will change daily.
WORD SOURCES
The key to all word sources as shown on the blog.
NOTE: All the definitions are taken from the original dictionaries/glossaries and many are possibly out of date today, as well as having more up-to-date definitions missing.
Enjoy!