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Oxyrhynchus in a sentence

Oxyrhynchus meaning

  1. a fish with a pointed snout
  2. Mormyrus kannume

Using Oxyrhynchus

  • The main meaning on this page is: a fish with a pointed snout | Mormyrus kannume
  • In the example corpus, oxyrhynchus often appears in combinations such as: at oxyrhynchus.

Context around Oxyrhynchus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

century 1×

Often after:

papyri 1× papyrus 1×

Sentence patterns with Oxyrhynchus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

3rd century oxyrhynchus papyri cit 1× found at oxyrhynchus in the 1× found at oxyrhynchus p oxy 1× the oxyrhynchus papyrus indicates 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

from robert a 1× once the coptic 1× the oxyrhynchus papyrus 1×

Common sentence endings:

fond of larichus 1× in the 1890s 1× no 1 379 1× roberts skeat 28 1×

Words around Oxyrhynchus

Just before it in the word index:

oxyneo 4 oxymorphone 4 oxymorons 2 oxymoronic 6 oxymoron 39 oxymel 2

Just after it in the word index:

oxysterols 2 oxysulfide 2 oxysulfides 3 oxytocin 54 oy 26 oya 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Oxyrhynchus

  • In this selection, "oxyrhynchus" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, century, papyri and papyrus stand out and add context to how "oxyrhynchus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 3rd century oxyrhynchus papyri cit and found at oxyrhynchus in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oxyrhynchus" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oxyrhynchus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Oxyrhynchus papyrus indicates that Charaxus was the eldest, but that Sappho was more fond of Larichus. (17 words)

Once the Coptic text was published, scholars recognized that an earlier Greek translation had been published from fragments of papyrus found at Oxyrhynchus in the 1890s. (26 words)

From Robert A Kraft (see link): "A fragment of a Latin parchment codex of an otherwise unknown historical text dating to about 100 CE was also found at Oxyrhynchus ( P. Oxy. 30 ; see Roberts & Skeat 28). (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Just as some documents written in the early cursive show a mixture of majuscule and minuscule forms, so certain literary papyri of the 3rd century, Oxyrhynchus Papyri, cit., iv, pl. vi, No. 668; xi, pl. vi, No. 1,379. (39 words)

From Robert A Kraft (see link): "A fragment of a Latin parchment codex of an otherwise unknown historical text dating to about 100 CE was also found at Oxyrhynchus ( P. Oxy. 30 ; see Roberts & Skeat 28). (36 words)

Once the Coptic text was published, scholars recognized that an earlier Greek translation had been published from fragments of papyrus found at Oxyrhynchus in the 1890s. (26 words)

Example sentences (4)

From Robert A Kraft (see link): "A fragment of a Latin parchment codex of an otherwise unknown historical text dating to about 100 CE was also found at Oxyrhynchus ( P. Oxy. 30 ; see Roberts & Skeat 28).

Just as some documents written in the early cursive show a mixture of majuscule and minuscule forms, so certain literary papyri of the 3rd century, Oxyrhynchus Papyri, cit., iv, pl. vi, No. 668; xi, pl. vi, No. 1,379.

Once the Coptic text was published, scholars recognized that an earlier Greek translation had been published from fragments of papyrus found at Oxyrhynchus in the 1890s.

The Oxyrhynchus papyrus indicates that Charaxus was the eldest, but that Sappho was more fond of Larichus.

Common combinations with oxyrhynchus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • at oxyrhynchus 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oxyrhynchus" in a sentence?
An example: "From Robert A Kraft (see link): "A fragment of a Latin parchment codex of an otherwise unknown historical text dating to about 100 CE was also found at Oxyrhynchus ( P. Oxy. 30 ; see Roberts & Skeat 28)." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "oxyrhynchus" from authentic English texts.
What does "oxyrhynchus" mean?
Oxyrhynchus means: a fish with a pointed snout
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