Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	clear_a	degree_n	great_a	79	3	2.0699	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52789	The lives of illustrious men written in Latin by Cor. Nepos and done into English by several hands.; Vitae excellentium imperatorum. English	Nepos, Cornelius.; Finch, Leopold William, 1663?-1702.	1684 (1684)	Wing N428; ESTC R7830	121,520	330

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