Dictionary of Word Origins

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ISBN-10:

1442237260

ISBN-13:

9781442237261

Released: Jan 15, 1945
Format: Paperback, 442 pages
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Description:

This fascinating, authoritative reference dictionary supplies the answers to hundreds of questions about the derivations of words we use everyday. The reader can follow a word thru its many lives, tracing it from its earliest known use to its current meaning. Dr Shipley presents a wealth of anecdotal material in a lively style guaranteed to give hours of entertainment as well as sound scholastic information.












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