Cassell's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

Cassell's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

by Adrian Room (Author)

Synopsis

The English language is packed with imported words and phrases from languages ancient and modern and CASSELL'S FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES is an engrossing guide. This book goes far beyond the partial coverage of conventional dictionaries and includes a vast range of everyday vocabulary, specialist terms and famous tags and mottos. Each entry is defined and dated with details of derivation and pronunciation.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Orion
Published: 08 Aug 2002

ISBN 10: 0304357669
ISBN 13: 9780304357666
Book Overview: Over 5000 entries, from a priori to Zeitgeist Defines and explains everyday expressions as well as specialist terms and tags Features a simple pronunciation guide Highlights additional points of historical and etymological interest

Author Bio
Adrian Room is the author of over 50 popular reference books, mainly on the origins of words. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the English Place-Name Society and the American Name Society. His work for Cassell includes CASSELL'S DICTIONARY OF FIRST NAMES, CASSELL'S DICTIONARY OF WORD HISTORIES, BREWER'S DICTIONARY OF PHRASE AND FABLE and other titles in the Brewer's series.