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Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
Language: en
Pages: 516
Authors: William Morris
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988-05-17 - Publisher: Harper Collins

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The Morrises, well-known lexicographers, published a dictionary of the same title in 1977, a revision of a three-volume work published between 1962 and 1971. Th
Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
Language: en
Pages: 514
Authors: Julia Cresswell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-09-09 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore the origin, evolution, and social history of over three thousand English language words.
Dictionary of Word Origins
Language: en
Pages: 1067
Authors: Joseph T Shipley
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-10-26 - Publisher: Open Road Media

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This extensive reference volume presents the etymological history of thousands of English words. The story of how words come to be is the story of how humans th
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Robert Hendrickson
Categories: English language
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Checkmark Books

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Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames.
Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
Language: en
Pages: 392
Authors: William Morris
Categories: English language
Type: BOOK - Published: 1962 - Publisher:

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Arranged in alphabetical order for handy reference, this book contains more than 3,000 everyday words and expressions. It tells where these comes from, and what