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ISBN 13 : 9787506215312
Total Pages : 662 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (153 download)
Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of 20th-century Phrase and Fable written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E. Cobham Brewer
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780304349401
Total Pages : 662 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (494 download)
Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of 20th-century Phrase and Fable written by E. Cobham Brewer and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1997 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780304344918
Total Pages : 662 pages
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Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of 20th-century Phrase and Fable written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1993 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited
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ISBN 13 : 9780304342624
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (426 download)
Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable / Brewer's 20th-Century Dictionary written by Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited and published by . This book was released on 1992-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martha GRIMES
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Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of 20th Century Phrase and Fable written by Martha GRIMES and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781840223101
Total Pages : 1166 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Wordsworth Dictionary of Phrase and Fable written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial. It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction.
Author : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of Twentieth Century Phrase and Fable written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Houghton Mifflin Company
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Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of 20th-century Phrase and Fable written by Houghton Mifflin Company and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 8000 new words and phrases since 1900.
Author : David Pickering
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Total Pages : 662 pages
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Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of Twentieth-century Phrase and Fable written by David Pickering and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Ayto
Publisher : Chambers Harrap Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780550105646
Total Pages : 853 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable written by John Ayto and published by Chambers Harrap Pub Limited. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 853 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely updated for the twenty-first century, this reference presents definitions and origins of thousands of words, idioms, catchphrases, slogans, nicknames, and events from TV, literature, music, comic strips, and computer games.
Author : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher : Chambers
ISBN 13 : 9781473676367
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (763 download)
Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (20th edition) written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by Chambers. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This is, in fact, not what you were looking for; but it's much more interesting' Terry Pratchett Much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable takes you on a captivating adventure through its trademark blend of language, culture, myth and legend. Nowhere else could the histories of the guillotine and Guinness stout sit so comfortably alongside the KGB and the Keystone Kops. Brewer's is a catalogue of curiosities and absurdities that, over almost 150 years in print, has acquired near-mythical status. Edited by Susie Dent, this new edition includes a brand new Collection of Curious Words and many new and updated entries. Its pages brim with esoteric and entertaining oddities - everything from curious customs to the world of newspapers and political alliances of yesteryear - all seen through the distinctive Brewer lens. This twentieth edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable encapsulates all the charm and wit that characterise its predecessors and maintains the standards of scholarship and eclecticism that have long been its hallmark. Whether you're a committed Brewerphile or a newcomer to its pages of fascinating entries, this edition will draw you in and keep you glued to its rich mix of eccentric nuggets. As Susie Dent explains in the foreword, Brewer's "is unlike any other reference book that exists, anywhere."
Author : Adrian Room
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Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Astronomical Names written by Adrian Room and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An etymological survey of astronomical names, including the better known stars, the constellations, the planets, and their satellites, and features on celestial bodies, such as craters on the moon. The author is a linquist, not an astronomer, and the book is for the generalist. No pronunciation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
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Total Pages : 1470 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Phrase and Fable written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 1470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E. Cobham Brewer
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 9780304368006
Total Pages : 1521 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable written by E. Cobham Brewer and published by Orion. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long established as the ultimate reference for anyone with an interest in the English language, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable features tens of thousands of encyclopedic entries examining the origins and significance of popular words, phrases, allusions and cultural references. Its delightfully diverse content includes cultural, historical and mythological references, beliefs and customs, proper names, literary characters, idioms and slang. First published in 1870 and now in its 17th edition, this ever-popular collection has moved with the times to include such up-to-date material as Beckingham Palace, Hogwarts and bling alongside wonderful stories from past and present.
Author : Charlotte Brewer
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300124293
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (242 download)
Download or read book Treasure-house of the Language written by Charlotte Brewer and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary Oxford English Dictionary today contains over 600,000 words and a staggering 2,500,000 quotations to illuminate the meaning and history of those words. A glorious, bursting treasure-house, the OED serves as a guardian of the literary jewels of the past, a testament to the richness of the English language today, and a guarantor of future understanding of the language. In this book, Charlotte Brewer begins her account of the OED at the point where others have stopped--the publication of the final installment of the first edition in 1928--and carries it through to the metamorphosis of the dictionary into a twenty-first-century electronic medium. Brewer describes the difficulties of keeping the OED up to date over time and recounts the recurring debates over finances, treatment of contentious words, public vs. scholarly expectations, proper sources of quotations, and changing editorial practices. With humor and empathy, she portrays the predilections and personalities of the editors, publishers, and assistants who undertook the Sisyphean task of keeping apace with the modern explosion of vocabulary. Utilizing rich archives in Oxford as well as new electronic resources, the author uncovers a history no less complex and fascinating than the Oxford English Dictionary itself.
Author : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher : London : Cassell
ISBN 13 : 9780304307067
Total Pages : 1230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by London : Cassell. This book was released on 1981 with total page 1230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a hundred years 'Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable' has been one of the best-known and best-loved works of reference in the English language. But the book has not stood still for a hundred years. Although it is solidly based on the prodigious learning of Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, who first compiled it in 1870, this useful volume has always kept up with the times and with English as a world-wide language. Each revision has seen the judicious addition of new phrases to Brewer's firm foundation. The ephemeral has always been avoided but every phrase that has stood the test of time and become established in general use is included with both explanation and source. The present revised edition has about 300 new entries, while many of those already existing have been expanded and modified with the aim of increasing their interest and informativeness. New developments in scholarship have also been noted and have been treated with the familiar disarming quirkiness. With suggestions coming to the author from correspondents all over the world, more of those special "oddities" have been included.
Author : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
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Total Pages : 1528 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Phrase and Fable written by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 1528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
