Dictionary of Word Origins
This fascinating, authoritative reference dictionary supplies the answers to hundreds of questions about the derivations of words we use everyday. The reader can follow a word through its many lives, tracing it from its earliest known use to its current meaning. Dr. Shipley presents a wealth of anecdotal material in a lively style guaranteed to give hours of entertainment as well as sound scholastic information.
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Dictionary of Word Origins
This fascinating, authoritative reference dictionary supplies the answers to hundreds of questions about the derivations of words we use everyday. The reader can follow a word through its many lives, tracing it from its earliest known use to its current meaning. Dr. Shipley presents a wealth of anecdotal material in a lively style guaranteed to give hours of entertainment as well as sound scholastic information.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781442237261 |
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Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
Publication date: | 01/15/1945 |
Pages: | 430 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.40(d) |
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