OXFORD WORD ORIGINS DICTIONARY by Ayto John

OXFORD WORD ORIGINS DICTIONARY by Ayto John

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OXFORD WORD ORIGINS DICTIONARY by Ayto John

Useful for school students, this work is a dictionary of word origins. Each headword entry gives a complete story about how a particular word came into the English language and evolved over time. Each headword entry also includes meanings and how each word is used in context. It covers themes like: acronyms, eponyms, invented words, and blends.
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ISBN 13 9780199108084
ISBN 10 0199108080
Title OXFORD WORD ORIGINS DICTIONARY
Author Ayto John
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2002-11-18
Number of pages 512
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