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9780816040889

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816040889

  • ISBN10:

    0816040885

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-04-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

From the literary to the bizarre, this encyclopedia features the origins of over 9,000 words and phrases, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, nicknames, historical expressions, and more.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition ix
Preface to the Original Edition xi
Abbreviations for the Most Frequently Cited Authorities xiii
Entries A-Z
1(744)
Index 745

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