In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.

Q: Cocker Spaniel is the name for two dog breeds of the Spaniel type : The English Cocker Spaniel and the American Cocker Spaniel .

A: Cocker Spaniels are dogs belonging to two breeds of the spaniel dog type : the American Cocker Spaniel and the English Cocker Spaniel , both of which are commonly called simply ' Cocker Spaniel in their countries of origin .
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Q: The Oxford English Dictionary ( or OED ) is a dictionary .

A: The Oxford English Dictionary ( OED ) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language , published by Oxford University Press ( OUP ) .
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Q: The European Capital of Culture is a city chosen by the European Union for a period of one calendar year .

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The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union ( EU ) for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong pan-European dimension .
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