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Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc.

ISBN: 9780816040889

Publication Name: Facts ON File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

Item Length: 11in

Publication Year: 2000

Series: Writer's Library

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Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 1.4in

Author: Robert Hendrickson

Item Width: 8.5in

Item Weight: 63 Oz

Number of Pages: 768 Pages

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From the literary to the bizarre, this encyclopedia features the origins of over 9,000 words and phrases, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, nicknames, historical expressions, and more.

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Infobase Holdings, Inc.

ISBN-10

0816040885

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9780816040889

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Robert Hendrickson

Publication Name

Facts ON File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

Format

Trade Paperback

Language

English

Publication Year

2000

Series

Writer's Library

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Number of Pages

768 Pages

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11in

Item Height

1.4in

Item Width

8.5in

Item Weight

63 Oz

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Ninth Grade

Edition Description

Revised Edition,Expanded

Edition Number

2000

Target Audience

College Audience

Topic

General, Word Lists, Linguistics / Etymology

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422/.03

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Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines

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I love this book. So does everyone I show it too. It has every expression you've ever heard of and then some. Once you pick it up, you can't put it down. There are so many expressions that are explained in the book as well as the words themselves. It's one of the best books I've ever owned.

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