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Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: John Ayto
Categories: English language
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Franklin Watts

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Trialled and tested in schoolsFor the first time a comprehensive dictionary of word origins will be available for all school students.Each headword entry gives
Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: John Ayto
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-02 - Publisher: OUP Oxford

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This new edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins, now available in paperback, is an engaging, funny, and absorbing history of thousands of words
Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
Language: en
Pages: 514
Authors: Julia Cresswell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-09-09 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore the origin, evolution, and social history of over three thousand English language words.
Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
Language: en
Pages: 1042
Authors: Julia Cresswell
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-07-22 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Newly updated to incorporate recent additions to the English language, the Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins provides a fascinating exploration of the origins a
Little Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins
Language: en
Pages: 398
Authors: Julia Cresswell
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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The Little Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins includes 1,000 word histories arranged by theme, from food to phobias, and from universe to love. Featuring words w