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Having studied languages, linguistics and computing, Dom Glennon now works as a systems manager for Cambridge Dictionaries. Each month, he calculates and comments on the top 20 most clicked-on entries on Cambridge Dictionaries Online.

tsunami drops out of the top 20 altogether, after spending two months as our most searched-for word. And it's pretty much business as usual again, with advice returning to its accustomed no. 1 spot, and the usual suspects taking up the places just below it.

There being little else to say, can I please draw your attention to our online survey - it won't take long to answer, and you will be entered into a draw to win a new Cambridge book.

1 advice (2) 11 ubiquitous (16)
2 liaise (3) 12 analyse (12)
3 regard (5) 13 intend (15)
4 effect (6) 14 emphasize (14)
5 comply (4) 15 discreet (-)
6 endeavour (7) 16 propose (-)
7 assess (8) 17 idiom (13)
8 commit (9) 18 affect (20)
9 acquire (11) 19 provide (-)
10 appreciate (10) 20 enhance (18)

This list shows the 20 entries that were clicked on most frequently in February 2005. The figures in brackets show the word's position in last month's top 20.



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