Dictionary of Word OriginsContains alphabetically arranged entries that trace the origins and history of more than eight thousand English-language words. |
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Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 47 |
Section 3 | 66 |
Section 4 | 90 |
Section 5 | 154 |
Section 6 | 191 |
Section 7 | 216 |
Section 8 | 246 |
Section 16 | 360 |
Section 17 | 369 |
Section 18 | 379 |
Section 19 | 424 |
Section 20 | 428 |
Section 21 | 452 |
Section 22 | 518 |
Section 23 | 537 |
Section 9 | 270 |
Section 10 | 292 |
Section 11 | 306 |
Section 12 | 311 |
Section 13 | 315 |
Section 14 | 332 |
Section 15 | 359 |
Section 24 | 548 |
Section 25 | 553 |
Section 26 | 564 |
Section 27 | 579 |
Section 28 | 580 |
Section 29 | |
Copyright | |
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Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English ... John Ayto No preview available - 2011 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Dictionary of Word Origins Department of the Library |
| Author | John Ayto |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Arcade, 1993 |
| ISBN | 1559702141, 9781559702140 |
| Length | 582 pages |
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