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Meanings of own edification in English

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Usage of own edification in English
1
Later, she would examine it closer for her own edification.
The viking takes a knight
2
I have often thought to write you for a copy, simply for my own edification.
Julian
3
They mimic and caricature him for his own edification.
The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
4
Perhaps our friend has no direct purpose beyond his own edification in his rambles in the mountains.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 / Devoted To...
5
I'm not here for my own edification!
Demon: a memoir
6
With a small gold pencil she was working out sums, which, apparently, were solely for her own edification.
The Forfeit
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Eve, who was watching his face, gave a little nod- amentalnod, as it were, for her own edification.
The Grey Lady
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But I would, by a particular artifice, contrive them to be such lessons, as may be for their own edification too.
The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 / A History of the Educ...
9
For your own edification, Simmy, I'll merely say that I have already had my share of the estate, and I'm satisfied.
From the Housetops
10
"Wonderful thing, sherry!" observed Sir John Meredith for his own edification.
With Edged Tools
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