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Use it if you don't know exactly what to search for or several versions exist

* - matches any number of characters
E.g., András* matches these: "andrásnak", "andrással", "andrásékhoz".

? - matches zero or one character
E.g., utc?a matches both "utcza" and "utca".

! - matches exactly one character
E.g., utc!a matches: "utcza", but does not find "utca".

Operators

Use it to link more search expressions together

AND - provides results containing both expressions.
E.g., Petőfi AND Sándor finds all results containing both "Petőfi" and "Sándor".

OR - provides results containing at least on of the expressions.
E.g., Petőfi OR Kossuth finds all results containing "Petőfi" or "Kossuth" or both.

NOT - provides results containing the expression before the "NOT", but not the one after it.
E.g., Petőfi NOT Sándor finds all results containing "Petőfi", but not "Sándor".

Proximity search

Use it when the distance between the search expressions is important

" " - only finds results containing the exact same expressions as included within the quotation marks
E.g., "Petőfi Sándor" finds all results containing both "Petőfi" and "Sándor" placed next to each other exactly in this order.

[number]W - only finds results containing both expressions which are situated within the given distance. You can use it with any number.
E.g., Petőfi 6W Sándor finds "Petőfi, avagy Sándor" as both expressions are within the given distance (6 words).

[number]N - similar as above, but matches in any order
E.g., Petőfi 6N Sándor matches "Sándor (a Petőfi)".

Address	I. kerület - Ballagi Mór utcza - 39a
Year	1916
Name	Tereczky Vendel és neje
	Current lot number: 3263

Address	I. kerület - Bródy Zsigmond utcza - 8a
Year	1916
Name	Becskei István
	Current lot number: 3263 [...]

Address	XI. kerület - Vartha Vince - 25
Year	1954
	Current lot number: 3263

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Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library

I. kerület (Vár, Tabán, Krisztinaváros) - Ballagi Mór utcza

I. kerület (Vár, Tabán, Krisztinaváros) - Bródy Zsigmond utcza

Óbuda - Vartha Vince