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Wordwatching: Breaking into the Dictionary: It's His Word Against Theirs

by Alex Horne

ISBN 13: 9781905264612

Format: Paperback (336 pages)
Publisher: Virgin Books
Published: 14 Jan 2010

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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins (Writers Reference)

by Robert Hendrickson

ISBN 13: 9780816069668

Format: Hardcover (948 pages)
Publisher: Facts on File
Published: 15 Dec 2008

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NTC's Dictionary of Latin and Greek Origins: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classical Origins of English Words (OTHER DICTIONARY)

by Robert J. Moore

ISBN 13: 9780844283210

Format: Illustrated (400 pages)
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Published: 16 Nov 1997

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A New Dictionary of Eponyms (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Morton S. Freeman

ISBN 13: 9780195093544

Format: Paperback (304 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 05 Mar 1998

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Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

by David Wilton,Ivan Brunetti

ISBN 13: 9780195172843

Format: Illustrated (234 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 01 Dec 2004
Other Format: Illustrated

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What's in a Word: Fascinating Stories of More Than 350 Everyday Words and Phrases

by Webb B. Garrison,Thomas Nelson Publishers

ISBN 13: 9781558538115

Format: Special Edition (260 pages)
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Published: 12 Jun 2000

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English Words: A Linguistic Introduction (The Language Library)

by Heidi Harley

ISBN 13: 9780631230328

Format: Paperback (320 pages)
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 19 Apr 2006

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Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases

by Webb Garrison

ISBN 13: 9781595552990

Format: Paperback (356 pages)
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Published: 16 Mar 2010

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100 Words for Lovers

by American Heritage Dictionaries

ISBN 13: 9780547212579

Format: Illustrated (128 pages)
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Published: 01 Jul 2009

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Say Chic: A Collection of French Words We Can't Live without

by Jeremy Leven, Francoise Blanchard

ISBN 13: 9781416561842

Format: Paperback (144 pages)
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 15 Sep 2008

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Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret ... With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory

by Roy Jr Blount

ISBN 13: 9780374532048

Format: Paperback (364 pages)
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Published: 29 Sep 2009

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Word Origins And How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone

by Anatoly Liberman

ISBN 13: 9780195387070

Format: Illustrated (336 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 13 Apr 2009

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