Dictionary Of Foreign Terms

Author : Press Boulevard Company Staff
Publisher : Berkley Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English written by Press Boulevard Company Staff and published by Berkley Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating guide to English's exotic side...

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 : C. O. Sylvester Mawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Foreign Terms written by C. O. Sylvester Mawson and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 : Alan Bliss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780415059053
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( 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 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.

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 : Maxim Newmark, Ph.D
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442234016
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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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

Author : Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Dictionary of Foreign Terms written by Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Foreign Terms written by Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780060916862
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms written by Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Definitions of more than 15,000 foreign expressions from more than 50 languages that are likely to be encountered in literature, conversation, newspapers, magazines, in broadcasting and on television."--Jacket.