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

By:

Hendrickson, Robert, 1933-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0816048134
0816059926
9780816048137

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Dictionaries.

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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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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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