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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition Hardback - 2008 - 4th Edition
by Robert Hendrickson
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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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- Title The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition
- Author Robert Hendrickson
- Binding Hardback
- Edition number 4th
- Edition 4
- Pages 948
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Facts on File, New York, NY
- Publication date 2008
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780816069668 / 0816069662
- Weight 5.2 lbs (2.36 kg)
- Dimensions 11 x 8.7 x 2 in (27.94 x 22.10 x 5.08 cm)
- Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
- Library of Congress subjects English language, English language - Etymology
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007048223
- Dewey Decimal Code 422.03
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- Booklist, 03/01/2009, Page 76
- Library Journal, 02/15/2009, Page 132
- Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2009, Page 271
- School Library Journal, 08/01/2009, Page 65
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