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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Author: Robert Hendrickson
Publisher: Facts on File
Total Pages: 822
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780816048137

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Updated and expanded, The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Third Edition features definitions and origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, making it the most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind. This collection traces the development of slang words, proverbs, animal and plant names, place-names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, and phrases from literature. With approximately 3,500 new entries, ranging from "Axis of Evil" to "Zoot Suit Riots," this comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia engages word lovers and researchers and serves as an invaluable reference tool for all students of language and literature.


QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Author: Robert Hendrickson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 772
Release: 1998
Genre: English language
ISBN:

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A tracing of the sometimes bizarre and always fascinating origins and development of over 9000 words and phrases.


Word & Phrase Origins

Word & Phrase Origins
Author: Robert Hendrickson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 822
Release: 2005
Genre: Proverbs
ISBN: 9788130901244

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Encyclopedia Of Word And Phrase Origins, 3/E

Encyclopedia Of Word And Phrase Origins, 3/E
Author: Robert Hendrickson
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9788130908052

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Updated and expanded, the Encyclopedia of Word and Pharse Origins, Third Edition, features definitions and origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, making it the most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind. This collection traces the development of slang words, proverbs, animal and plant names, place-names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, and phrases from literature. With approximately 3,500 new entries, ranging from Axis of Evil to Zoot Suit Riots, this comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia engages word lovers and researchers and serves as an invaluable reference tool for all students of language and literature.


The Henry Holt Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

The Henry Holt Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Author: Robert Hendrickson
Publisher: Owl Books
Total Pages: 581
Release: 1990
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780805012514

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Traces the history of more than seven thousand English words, expressions, and sayings


Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins

Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
Author: William Morris
Publisher: New York, Harper, 1962- .
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1967
Genre: English language
ISBN:

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Arranged in alphabetical order for handy reference, this book contains more than 3,000 everyday words and expressions. It tells where these comes from, and what they really mean. (Publisher).


Word and Phrase Origins

Word and Phrase Origins
Author: Robert Hendrickson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1987
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780816010127

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Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins

Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
Author: William Morris
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1988-05-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 006015862X

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The Morrises, well-known lexicographers, published a dictionary of the same title in 1977, a revision of a three-volume work published between 1962 and 1971. This new revision, which provides histories of interesting words and phrases in the English language, is similar in concept to several books by John Ciardi. Like Ciardi's works, the etymologies and phrase origins are presented in a readable style, making them a joy to browse.