Author: C. M. Schwarz Publisher: Wordsworth Editions ISBN: 9781853263590 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 454
Book Description
This dictionary contains over 45,000 informative and easy-to-use definitions. It includes examples of modern words, grammatical information and parts of speech and guidance on pronunciation.
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer Publisher: Wordsworth Editions ISBN: 9781840223101 Category : Allusions Languages : en Pages : 1166
Book Description
This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial. It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction.
Author: C. M. Schwarz Publisher: Wordsworth Editions ISBN: 9781853263590 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 454
Book Description
This dictionary contains over 45,000 informative and easy-to-use definitions. It includes examples of modern words, grammatical information and parts of speech and guidance on pronunciation.
Author: Publisher: Wordsworth Editions ISBN: 9781840223088 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 210
Book Description
This dictionary aims to help users to find the most appropriate word to use on a wide range of occasions. It is designed in particular for students, those writing reports, letters and speeches, and crossword solvers, but is also useful as a general word reference. Special features include: an alphabetical A-Z listing; numbered senses for words with more than one meaning; British and American variants; and specially marked colloquial uses.
Author: Rodney Dale Publisher: Wordsworth Editions ISBN: 9781853263859 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 356
Book Description
Like it or not, abbreviations and acronyms are now an essential ingredient of everyday life. Since the first edition of The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations & Acronyms was published in mid-1997, the compilers have been diligently collecting further examples from many walks of life
Author: David Rothwell Publisher: Wordsworth Editions ISBN: 9781840225426 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 548
Book Description
Many of us don't know what a homonym is, yet we use them every day. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Homonyms, the first of its type published in Britain, will bring enlightenment. Do you get confused between 'to', 'too' and 'two'? Do you need to know the five definitions of 'fluke'? If so, then this is the book for you. A boon for crossword addicts, a treasure trove for punsters and an endless source of fascination for anyone interested in the English language.
Author: C. M. Schwarz
Author: Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
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Author: Catherine Schwarz
Author: Rodney Dale
Author: David Rothwell
Author: Derek Watson
Author: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Author: Grand Rapids Public School (Grand Rapids, Mich.). Library