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Dictionary of Word Origins

by L. Flavell,R.H. Flavell

ISBN 13: 9781856265645

Format: Paperback (288 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Published: 01 Jul 2004
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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The Real McCoy: The True Stories Behind Our Everyday Phrases

by Georgia Hole

ISBN 13: 9780192806116

Format: Illustrated (208 pages)
Publisher: OUP UK
Published: 01 Oct 2005

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Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable

by Adrian Room

ISBN 13: 9780304353811

Format: Hardcover (832 pages)
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 02 Nov 2000

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Gallimaufry: A hodgepodge of our vanishing vocabulary

by Michael Quinion

ISBN 13: 9780198610625

Format: Hardcover (288 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 14 Sep 2006
Other Format: Paperback

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Chambers Dictionary of First Names

by Julia Cresswell

ISBN 13: 9780550104298

Format: Paperback (480 pages)
Publisher: Chambers Harrap
Published: 26 Jun 2009
Other Format: Hardcover

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In a Word: 750 Words and Their Fascinating Stories and Origins

by Rosalie F. Baker, Tom (Ilt) Lopes

ISBN 13: 9780812627107

Format: Hardcover (250 pages)
Publisher: Cricket Books
Published: Dec 2003

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Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins

by John Ayto

ISBN 13: 9780199108084

Format: Hardcover (512 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 18 Nov 2002
Other Format: Hardcover

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Dictionnaire DES Synonymes Poche

by Larousse Editorial

ISBN 13: 9782035320865

Format: Mass Market Paperback (768 pages)
Publisher: Editions Larousse
Published: 20 Sep 2002

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The Spirit of the Chinese Character: Gifts from the Heart

by Barbara Aria, Russell Gon Eng

ISBN 13: 9780811801423

Format: Hardcover (96 pages)
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 24 Sep 1992

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The Mensa Book of Words, Word Games, Puzzles and Oddities (Perennial library)

by F.A. Salny

ISBN 13: 9780060962081

Format: Paperback (160 pages)
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Published: May 1988

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Virtual Words: Language from the Edge of Science and Technology

by Jonathon Keats

ISBN 13: 9780195398540

Format: Hardcover (192 pages)
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 11 Nov 2010

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Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins

by Linda Flavell,Roger H. Flavell

ISBN 13: 9781856265638

Format: Paperback (288 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Published: 01 Jul 2004
Other Format: Paperback

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