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Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins

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3.8 out of 5
Based on 15 Ratings and 1 Reviews

Book Description
With headwords in colour, and quirky character illustrations, this dictionary recounts the absorbing and fascinating history of thousands of words. This new edition takes a fresh look at the cool and curious words we use, and tells the stories of where words come from, whether they are to do with food, the supernatural, fashion, invented words, or words from the 80s, 90s, and noughties. Who ate th... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingHardcover (4 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages512
ISBN-100199112215
ISBN-13978-0199112210
Publication Date04/24/2009
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About John Ayto (Author) : John Ayto is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of John Ayto include Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Seventeenth Edition (Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and... more
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