The Facts On File Dictionary Of Foreign Words And Phrases Second Edition

Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438121121
Total Pages : 490 pages
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Download or read book The Facts on File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases, Second Edition written by Martin H. Manser and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clarifies and explains words and phrases spanning a range of fields, from law and music to philosophy and cuisine. This title contains entries that include pronunciations in American English, parts of speech and other relevant grammatical information, languages of origin, definitions, examples of use, and etymological backgrounds.

Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780816070350
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Facts on File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Martin H. Manser and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides pronunciations, origins, and meanings for words and phrases from foreign sources, ranging from everyday terms to words in the news and the specialized languages of cooking, music, the arts, and the law.

Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher : Paw Prints
ISBN 13 : 9781439573761
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Facts on File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Martin H. Manser and published by Paw Prints. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides pronunciations, origins, and meanings for words and phrases from foreign sources, ranging from such everyday terms as "dollar," to words in the news and the specialized languages of cooking, music, the arts, and the law.

Author : Robert Hendrickson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438129920
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms written by Robert Hendrickson and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2000-10-30 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides definitions and examples of words and phrases used in different geographical regions of the United States.

Author : Robert Hendrickson
Publisher : Facts on File
ISBN 13 : 9780816048137
Total Pages : 822 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins written by Robert Hendrickson and published by Facts on File. This book was released on 2004 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and expanded, The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Third Edition features definitions and origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, making it the most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind. This collection traces the development of slang words, proverbs, animal and plant names, place-names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, and phrases from literature. With approximately 3,500 new entries, ranging from "Axis of Evil" to "Zoot Suit Riots," this comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia engages word lovers and researchers and serves as an invaluable reference tool for all students of language and literature.

Author : Alan Bliss
Publisher :
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 : Christine Ammer
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547676581
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition written by Christine Ammer and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senior moment. Think outside the box. Idioms like these can't be understood just from the words that make them up. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms explores the meanings of idioms, including phrasal verbs such as kick back, proverbs such as too many cooks spoil the broth, interjections such as tough beans, and figures of speech such as elephant in the room. Since the publication of the first edition 15 years ago, author Christine Ammer has made extensive revisions that reflect new historical scholarship and changes in the English language. This second edition defines over 10,000 idiomatic expressions in greater detail than any other dictionary available today. English language learners will find this dictionary especially useful.

Author : Tad Tuleja
Publisher :
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 : Cynthia A. Barnhart
Publisher : Checkmark Books
ISBN 13 : 9780816063802
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Facts on File Student's Dictionary of American English written by Cynthia A. Barnhart and published by Checkmark Books. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information about meaning, pronunciation, syllable breaks, and appropriate usage for more than ninety thousand words, and gives shades of meaning illustrated by phrases or sentences for each word.

Author : James Jackson Kilpatrick
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fine Print written by James Jackson Kilpatrick and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A columnist and author of The Writer's Art now covers the entire scope of the writing experience. Kilpatrick addresses broad issues from the evolution of language to the reasons why everyone should mind grammar. Both an authoritative writer's guide and a pleasure to read.