Download or read book QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins written by Robert Hendrickson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tracing of the sometimes bizarre and always fascinating origins and development of over 9000 words and phrases.
Download or read book Word Phrase Origins written by Robert Hendrickson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins written by Robert Hendrickson and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 2004 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins written by Robert Hendrickson and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book QPB Word and Phrase Origins written by Robert Hendrickson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alphabetically arranged reference contains the definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and expressions, including slang words, proverbs, nicknames, and phrases from literature.
Download or read book Encyclopedia Of Word And Phrase Origins 3 E written by Robert Hendrickson and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Henry Holt Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins written by Robert Hendrickson and published by Owl Books. This book was released on 1990 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of more than seven thousand English words, expressions, and sayings
Download or read book Word and Phrase Origins written by Robert Hendrickson and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins written by William Morris and published by New York, Harper, 1962- .. This book was released on 1967 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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).
Download or read book Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins written by William Morris and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book What in the Word written by Charles Harrington Elster and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a humorous look at the English language, including information on word and phrase origins, slang, style, usage, punctuation, and pronunciation.
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Download or read book Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins written by William Morris and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1988-05-17 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
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