Selected quad for the lemma: war_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
war_n	civil_a	time_n	year_n	2,057	5	4.5494	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33168	The oration of Cicero for M. Marcellus done into English ; with an appendix relating to the Prince of Orange.; Pro Marcello. English	Cicero, Marcus Tullius.	1689 (1689)	Wing C4314; ESTC R15376	20,444	69

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