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

Author : Martin H. Manser
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : English language
ISBN : 9781438121123

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The Facts on File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases, Second Edition by Martin H. Manser Pdf

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 : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : English language
ISBN : 0816070350

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The Facts on File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases by Martin H. Manser Pdf

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,David Pickering
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02
Category : English language
ISBN : 143957376X

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Facts on File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases by Martin H. Manser,David Pickering Pdf

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 : Alan Bliss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:1054231103

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A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases in Current English by Alan Bliss Pdf

"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 : Robert Hendrickson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000-10-30
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : 9781438129921

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The Facts on File Dictionary of American Regionalisms by Robert Hendrickson Pdf

Provides definitions and examples of words and phrases used in different geographical regions of the United States.

Author : Robert Hendrickson
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0816048134

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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins by Robert Hendrickson Pdf

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 : Christine Ammer
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780547676586

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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition by Christine Ammer Pdf

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 : James Jackson Kilpatrick
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015009119051

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Fine Print by James Jackson Kilpatrick Pdf

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.

Author : Tad Tuleja
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:1148792697

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A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases by Tad Tuleja Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Children's libraries
ISBN : PSU:000061877634

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School Library Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bill Bryson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026087663

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The Facts on File Dictionary of Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson Pdf

Author : Yuri Dolgopolov
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786459957

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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases by Yuri Dolgopolov Pdf

Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.

Author : Kevin Guinagh
Publisher : New York : H.W. Wilson Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015015052197

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Dictionary of Foreign Phrases and Abbreviations by Kevin Guinagh Pdf

Dictionary of foreign words, phrases and abbreviations used in the English language.

Author : Raymond W. Barber,Patrice Bartell
Publisher : H. W. Wilson
Page : 1514 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015066256606

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Senior High Core Collection by Raymond W. Barber,Patrice Bartell Pdf

Features annotations for more than 6,200 works in the main volume (2007), and more than 2,400 new titles in three annual supplements published 2008 through 2010. New coverage of biographies, art, sports, Islam, the Middle East, cultural diversity, and other contemporary topics keeps your library's collection as current as today's headlines.

Author : Cynthia A. Barnhart
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0816063796

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The Facts on File Student's Dictionary of American English by Cynthia A. Barnhart Pdf

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.