Download or read book The Browser s Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Mary Varchaver and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together."-Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases This handy, practical, and browsable A-to-Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce, and appreciate the nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used by speakers and writers of English. The Browser's Dictionary covers a wide variety of subject areas and includes loan-words from more than sixty languages around the world, such as: Latin (desideratum) * the romance languages (rapprochement, macho, imbroglio) * German (gestalt) * Russian (gulag) * Hebrew (shibboleth) * Yiddish (shtick) * Persian (tambura) * Hindi (purdah) * Arabic (loofah) * Hawaiian (kanaka) * Creole French (zydeco) * and Japanese (netsuke) In addition, each entry provides: * A guide to pronunciation using easy-to-understand transcriptions from ordinary English * Comprehensive literal and idiomatic definitions * The word's source language, as well as its literal meaning The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.

Download or read book A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases in Current English written by Alan Bliss and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 5,000 words and phrases with a commentary on each. The language of origin is identified and the authentic spelling and meaning are indicated if these differ substantially from those used in English. The approximate date at which the expression entered the English language is given and all current meanings are defined.

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases in Current English written by Alan Joseph Bliss and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Jennifer Speake and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entries provide definitions and information on the origins, history, and usage of terms of foreign origin in English, including words in common use and artistic and scientific vocabulary.

Download or read book Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Maxim Newmark, Ph.D and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1950-01-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled from English sources and containing foreign words, phrases, mottos, proverbs, place names, titles, allusions and abbreviations from the Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Hebrew and other foreign languages, together with English equivalents and definitions and a supplement in Greek orthography

Download or read book A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Tad Tuleja and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In almost all printed sources and in everyday speech we are in constant contact with foreign words. They appear in newspaper articles, novels and plays, advertising, program notes and lectures. Over 10,000 words, phrases, mottoes, place names, titles, abbreviations and more from Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Hebrew and other languages can be easily found in this handy dictionary of English equivalents and definitions.

Download or read book A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Maxim Newmark and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1986 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Dictionary of Foreign Phrases and Abbreviations written by Kevin Guinagh and published by New York : H.W. Wilson Company. This book was released on 1983 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dictionary of foreign words, phrases and abbreviations used in the English language.

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Download or read book Dictionary of Foreign Words written by Maxim Newmark and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions written by Gabriel Adeleye and published by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides definitions of foreign words and phrases commonly used in the English language, as well as each word's language of origin, literal translation, and examples of proper usage.

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