The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins / Robert Hendrickson.
The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins / Robert Hendrickson.
The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins / Robert Hendrickson.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Facts on File, c1997.
Call Numbers
TQ062401
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 754 p. ; 29 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Facts on File, c1997.
Edition
Rev. and expanded ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Author Robert Hendrickson traces the sometimes bizarre, always fascinating origins and development of more than 9,000 words and phrases from A to Zzz, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, place-names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, and phrases from literature. This greatly expanded and revised version...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Facts on File encyclopedia of word and phrase origins / Robert Hendrickson.
Portion of title
Encyclopedia of word and phrase origins.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes index.
Transferred from NQ422.03/4.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1997.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
TQ062401
Record Identifier
74VMjNJzr2jA
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMjNJzr2jA
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0816032661
9780816032662 (hardcover)
0816032661 (hardcover)
9780816040889 (pbk.)
0816040885 (pbk.)
9780816032662 :
0816032661 :
9780816032662
DDC
422.03
MMS ID
991001171079702626
