Brewer's Dictionary Of Modern Phrase Fable Volume editor John Ayto

Name: Brewer's Dictionary Of Modern Phrase Fable By Volume editor John Ayto
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Brewer's Dictionary Of Modern Phrase Fable by Volume editor John Ayto

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SeriesBrewer's S.

Summary

Brewer's original dictionary was written in 1864 and offered a compendium of general knowledge across a wide range of subjects. In this modern edition, Adrian Room offers 8000 entries on the knowledge and trivia of the 20th century, from the first line of Peter Pan to who shot JR Ewing.

Brewer's Dictionary Of Modern Phrase Fable Summary

Brewer's Dictionary Of Modern Phrase Fable by Volume editor John Ayto

Includes more than 7500 words, idioms, catchphrases, slogans, names, nicknames, 'named' events and book, film and TV-programme titles - all defined and fully explained Includes definitions and etymologies of new words and phrases, including the language of computer technology Blends scholarly authority with a generous helping of sheer serendipitous fun

About Volume editor John Ayto

Adrian Room is an established writer of reference books, mainly on the origins of words and names. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the English Place-Name Society and American Name Society. He was Senior Lecturer in Russian with the Ministry of Defence until 1984, when he took up full-time writing.

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Sku

GOR001148317

ISBN 13

9780304353811

ISBN 10

0304353817

Title

Brewer's Dictionary Of Modern Phrase Fable by Volume editor John Ayto

Author

Volume editor John Ayto

Series

Brewer's S.

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Orion Publishing Co

Year published

20001102

Number of pages

832

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