OCULUS |ˈɒkjʊləs|
noun ( pl. oculi |-lʌɪ, -liː| ) Architecture

A round or eye-like opening or design, in particular:
• a circular window
• the central boss of a volute
• an opening at the apex of a dome

ORIGIN mid 19th century: from Latin, literally ‘eye’


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Mr. Andrea Crestadoro, Chief Librarian of Manchester 1864–1879, is credited with being the first person to propose that books could be catalogued by using keywords that did not occur in the title of the book.

Crestadoro, librarian, Manchester, credit, first, books, catalogue, keywords, title, book


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Avid > < apathetic
Body  > < framework
Chaos > < order
Duty > < service
Enlightenment < > dark ages
Form < > finance
Guidance < > brainwashing
Hermeneutics > < connotation
Illumination > < ignorance
Jettison > < load
Knowledge > < information
Labyrinth > < maze
Metaphor > < fact
Network > < intersection
Oversight > < provision
Pondering > < sidestepping
Quest > < circle
Reader > < User
Striving > < cheating
Travelling > < staying put
Upheaval > < stability
Versed > < unfamiliar
Worm > < turn
X > < individual
Yield > < resist
Zealous > < indifferent


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