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2. My OED has "xenelasy",

Fri Dec 5, 2014, 04:37 PM

Dec 2014

which was used in English by George Grote, History of Greece (1846). As you probably know, "xenelasy" was a way to remove foreigners from Sparta.

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Why I like some dictionaries more than others [View all] Lionel Mandrake Nov 2014 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Sweeney Dec 2014 #1

My OED has "xenelasy", Lionel Mandrake Dec 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Sweeney Dec 2014 #3

The words "xenelasia" and "xenelasy" (take your pick) Lionel Mandrake Dec 2014 #4