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Publication Date
1993
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Language
English
Description
Our best-selling dictionary. With more than 200,000 clear definitions; over 20,000 new words; more the 2,500 illustrations; a style manual; 400 usage notes; regionalisms; and Appendix of Indo-European Roots; and biographical and geographic entries.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2005
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Language
English
Description
Provides definitions of thousands of words and phrases found in American English, with informatin on origins and usage; identifies notable people and places; and offers advice on grammar and spelling and other details.
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Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Publication Date
[2005]
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Language
English
Description
The most comprehensive treatment of American phraseology available is provided in a reference that features more than twenty-four-thousand entries on idiomatic phrases, proverbial expressions, slang, and clichés.
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Publisher
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Publication Date
2004
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Language
English
Description
From the homegrown "boodle" of the 19th century to current "misunderstandistan" in the Middle East, America's foremost expert on slang reveals military lingo at its most colorful, innovative, brutal, and ironic. Author Paul Dickson introduces some of the "new words and phrases born of conflict, boredom, good humor, bad food, new technology, and the pure horror of war." This newly updated reference extends to the post-9/11 world and the American military...
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