Description |
vii, 1223 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Examples of headwords are: -- Andersonville; angry white male; Brigadoon; rebel without a cause; Chernobyl; Arthur Daley; Dayton Accord; the Evil Empire; Frankenfood; Lord Lucan; Marlboro Man; Mary Bell order; the People's Princess; the People's William; Harry Potter; Robben Island; the rubber chicken circuit; Miss Scarlet; snakes in Iceland; sorcerer's apprentice; Stonewall; Teapot Dome; terminator gene |
Summary |
Entries identify more than twenty thousand people, places, expressions, and specialized terms from throughout the world, along with lists of related items that are considered as part of a group, and celebrated dying words |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes index |
Notes |
Also issued online |
Subject |
English language -- Terms and phrases.
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Mythology -- Dictionaries.
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English language -- Terms and phrases -- Dictionaries.
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Allusions -- Dictionaries.
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Literature -- Dictionaries.
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Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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Dictionaries.
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Author |
Knowles, Elizabeth.
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LC no. |
2001274200 |
ISBN |
0198602197 |
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