The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins /
Hendrickson, Robert, 1933-
The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins / Robert Hendrickson - Third edition - ix, 822 pages ; 29 cm
Includes index
Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the original edition -- Abbreviations for the most frequently cited authorities -- Entries A-Z -- Index
This alphabetically arranged reference contains the definitions and Origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, such as slang words, proverbs, nicknames, and phrases from literature. Also included is a selection of words and phrases that originated in English-speaking countries other than the U.S. and Great Britain. The third edition features approximately 3,500 new entries
0816048134 0816059926 9780816048137
2003044948
English language--Etymology--Dictionaries
English language--Terms and phrases
Inglés--Etimología--Diccionarios
Inglés--Palabras y frases
Dictionaries.
PE1689 / .H47 2004
REF 422 / H498F
The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins / Robert Hendrickson - Third edition - ix, 822 pages ; 29 cm
Includes index
Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the original edition -- Abbreviations for the most frequently cited authorities -- Entries A-Z -- Index
This alphabetically arranged reference contains the definitions and Origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, such as slang words, proverbs, nicknames, and phrases from literature. Also included is a selection of words and phrases that originated in English-speaking countries other than the U.S. and Great Britain. The third edition features approximately 3,500 new entries
0816048134 0816059926 9780816048137
2003044948
English language--Etymology--Dictionaries
English language--Terms and phrases
Inglés--Etimología--Diccionarios
Inglés--Palabras y frases
Dictionaries.
PE1689 / .H47 2004
REF 422 / H498F
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