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The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins / Robert Hendrickson

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Facts On File, [2004]Copyright date: ©2004Edition: Third editionDescription: ix, 822 pages ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0816048134
  • 0816059926
  • 9780816048137
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • REF 422 21 H498F
LOC classification:
  • PE1689 .H47 2004
Contents:
Preface to the third edition -- Preface to the original edition -- Abbreviations for the most frequently cited authorities -- Entries A-Z -- Index
Summary: 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
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Reference Reference Harvest Mission College Reference Reference REF 422 H498F (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan 005552

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

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