A Dictionary Of Foreign Words And Phrases

Author : Alan Bliss
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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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 1972 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A guide to the foreign words and phrases that other dictionaries usually omit features more than five thousand comprehensive listings, including words and phrases from more than thirty-five languages." -- Amazon.com.

Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198610519
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : A J Bliss
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504082605
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by A J Bliss and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating A-to-Z reference to foreign words and phrases that have become part of contemporary English usage. The English language has been greatly enriched by a vast array of words and phrases imported from other tongues, such as comrade, chateau, wunderkind, and vox populi. For the average English speaker, many are bound to be familiar. Some may even appear to be standard English, while others may seem, well,foreign. A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases presents a comprehensive list of such terms, with entries that reveal their meanings and etymologies.

Author : Alan Joseph Bliss
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Alan Joseph Bliss and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alan Joseph Bliss
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 389 pages
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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 1979 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alan Joseph Bliss
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Dictionary of Foreign Words & Phrases written by Alan Joseph Bliss and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tad Tuleja
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Tad Tuleja and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Varchaver
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470249412
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Tad Tuleja
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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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:

Author : Martin H. Manser
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ISBN 13 : 9788130909349
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Dictionary Of Foreign Words & Phrases, 2Nd Ed. written by Martin H. Manser and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: