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Quotation dates: 1854
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COMMERCE, n. By older speakers occas. accented on the second syllable, as Commérce Street (Abd. 1975, obsol.)wm.Sc. 1854 Laird of Logan 53:
Hailing the drivers of the Paisley coach, Sons of Commerce, (strongly accented on the ultimate) as they passed along the street.
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