Brewer's Dictionary Of Modern Phrase Fable by John Ayto

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Brewer's Dictionary Of Modern Phrase Fable by John Ayto

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Part of Brewer's S series

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.

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Brewer's Dictionary Of Modern Phrase Fable by 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

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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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ISBN 13 9780304353811
ISBN 10 0304353817
Title Brewer's Dictionary Of Modern Phrase Fable
Author John Ayto
Series Brewer's S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2000-11-02
Number of pages 832
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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