The Oxford dictionary of word histories / edited by Glynnis Chantrell.
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TextPublication details: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002Description: viii, 559 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0198631219; 9780198631217; 0965471756 (pbk.); 9780965471756 (pbk.)Other title: Word historiesSubject(s): English language -- Etymology -- DictionariesLOC classification: PE1580 | .O94 2002Summary: Lists the origins and sense developments of more than eleven thousand English words and idioms, in a resource that provides first recorded dates and boxed elements that define word relationships.
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 422/OXF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Donated by W. Dean Eastman | 39844500016726 |
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Lists the origins and sense developments of more than eleven thousand English words and idioms, in a resource that provides first recorded dates and boxed elements that define word relationships.
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