Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	part_n	reason_n	sum_n	3,283	5	10.4067	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46731	The works of Geber, the most famous Arabian prince and philosopher faithfully Englished by Richard Russel ...; Works. English. 1678	Jābir ibn Ḥayyān.; Russel, Richard.	1678 (1678)	Wing J54; ESTC R9945	131,274	320

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