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Author | : Martin H. Manser |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 1438121121 |
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Clarifies and explains words and phrases spanning a range of fields, from law and music to philosophy and cuisine. This title contains entries that include pronunciations in American English, parts of speech and other relevant grammatical information, languages of origin, definitions, examples of use, and etymological backgrounds.
Author | : Martin H. Manser |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9780816070350 |
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Provides pronunciations, origins, and meanings for words and phrases from foreign sources, ranging from everyday terms to words in the news and the specialized languages of cooking, music, the arts, and the law.
Author | : Martin H. Manser |
Publisher | : Paw Prints |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009-02 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9781439573761 |
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Provides pronunciations, origins, and meanings for words and phrases from foreign sources, ranging from such everyday terms as "dollar," to words in the news and the specialized languages of cooking, music, the arts, and the law.
Author | : Robert Hendrickson |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 800 |
Release | : 2000-10-30 |
Genre | : Americanisms |
ISBN | : 1438129920 |
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Provides definitions and examples of words and phrases used in different geographical regions of the United States.
Author | : Robert Hendrickson |
Publisher | : Facts on File |
Total Pages | : 822 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780816048137 |
Download The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Alan Bliss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Download A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases in Current English Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"A guide to the foreign words and phrases that other dictionaries usually omit features more than five thousand comprehensive listings, including words and phrases from more than thirty-five languages." -- Amazon.com.
Author | : Christine Ammer |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 515 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0547676581 |
Download The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Senior moment. Think outside the box. Idioms like these can't be understood just from the words that make them up. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings of idioms, including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. Since the publication of the first edition 15 years ago, author Christine Ammer has made extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language. This second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today. English language learners will find this dictionary especially useful.
Author | : Tad Tuleja |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Cynthia A. Barnhart |
Publisher | : Checkmark Books |
Total Pages | : 726 |
Release | : 2007-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780816063802 |
Download The Facts on File Student's Dictionary of American English Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Provides information about meaning, pronunciation, syllable breaks, and appropriate usage for more than ninety thousand words, and gives shades of meaning illustrated by phrases or sentences for each word.
Author | : James Jackson Kilpatrick |
Publisher | : Andrews McMeel Publishing |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
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A columnist and author of The Writer's Art now covers the entire scope of the writing experience. Kilpatrick addresses broad issues from the evolution of language to the reasons why everyone should mind grammar. Both an authoritative writer's guide and a pleasure to read.