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DOOMSDAY-BOOK

\dˈuːmsde͡ɪbˈʊk], \dˈuːmsde‍ɪbˈʊk], \d_ˈuː_m_s_d_eɪ_b_ˈʊ_k]\

Definitions of DOOMSDAY-BOOK

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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n. A book compiled by order of William the Conqueror, containing a survey of all England, with a view to taxation.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A book made by order of William the Conqueror, in which the estates of the kingdom were registered.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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