| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| chapter and verse |
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| The means of locating passages in the Bible. Thus Matthew 19:18 means chapter 19, verse 18, of the Book of Matthew. | 1 |
| ‡ In general use, giving “chapter and verse” means giving precise evidence for a proposition. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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