The Facts On File dictionary of foreign words and phrases / Martin H. Manser ; associate editor, Dav...
The Facts On File dictionary of foreign words and phrases / Martin H. Manser ; associate editor, Dav...
The Facts On File dictionary of foreign words and phrases / Martin H. Manser ; associate editor, David H. Pickering.
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New York : Facts on File, c2002.
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N422.403/13
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English
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xiv, 432 p. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher
New York : Facts on File, c2002.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2002.
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Summary
"The American poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson described the English language as "the sea which receives tributaries from every region under heaven." With more than 4,000 entries, this dictionary explains the meanings and origins of terms that have entered the English lexicon from foreign tongues." "Drawn from the fields of language and litera...
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The Facts On File dictionary of foreign words and phrases / Martin H. Manser ; associate editor, David H. Pickering.
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Dictionary of foreign words and phrases.
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Facts on File library of language and literature.
Includes index.
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c2002.
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N422.403/13
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74VvxQlJwNMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxQlJwNMl
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ISBN
0816044597(pbk.) :
9780816044580 (acid-free paper)
0816044589 (acid-free paper)
9780816044597(pbk.) :
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422.403
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991016856739702626
