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This dictionary provides a concise history of over 8000 of the most commonly used words, spanning from derivations as simple as "a" and "one" from "an", to the most obscure lexical relations. ga('send', 'event', 'UX', 'click', 'add to cart');
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Artists, writers, and students living there have given it a reputation as an intellectual center. "A treasure (from the Greek ‘thesauros’, treasure, store or storehouse) trove (past participle of an Anglo-Norman verb meaning ‘to find’) of verbal wonders" – William Hartston, Daily Express Combining both accessibility and authority, The Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins describes the origins and development of over 3,000 words and phrases in the English language. This dictionary contains over 32,000 terms that are specific to Computers and the Internet. 'id': '9781408102138',
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An idiom is a phrase that has a meaning which is different from the meanings of each individual word in it. Read 8 reviews from the world's largest community for readers.
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[John Ayto] Home. With more than 750 pages, this dictionary is one of the most comprehensive resources available.
B. Khemanando, (Calcutta: Lazo Print, 1995). Stripped to its origins the English language is derived from Latin, French and the Germanic languages. If you’re using a PC or Mac you can read this ebook online in a web browser, without downloading anything or installing software. (c) Copyright Oxford University Press, 2013.
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It is estimated that every year, 800 neologisms are added to the English language: acronyms (nimby), blended words (motel), and those taken from foreign languages (savoir-faire). {{ format_drm_information.format_name }} unrestricted, {{ format_drm_information.format_name }} {{format_drm_information.page_percent}}, {{ format_drm_information.format_name }} off, {{ read_aloud_information.format_name }} on, {{ read_aloud_information.format_name }} off.
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Yet stripped down to its origins, this apparently huge vocabulary is in reality much smaller, derived from Latin, French and the Germanic languages.
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To see what your friends thought of this book, Dictionary of Word Origins: Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words, One of the better etymological dictionaries of English, not because it's especially comprehensive but on the contrary because it takes a smallish selection (around 8,000 words only) and treats each entry in detail.
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