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OXFORD SCHOOL DICTIONARY OF WORDS ORIGINS John Ayto

OXFORD SCHOOL DICTIONARY OF WORDS ORIGINS By John Ayto

OXFORD SCHOOL DICTIONARY OF WORDS ORIGINS by John Ayto


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With headwords in colour, and quirky character illustrations, this dictionary recounts the history of thousands of words. This new edition takes a fresh look at the cool and curious words we use, and tells the stories of where words come from, whether they are to do with food, fashion, invented words, or words from the 80s, 90s, and noughties.

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OXFORD SCHOOL DICTIONARY OF WORDS ORIGINS Summary

OXFORD SCHOOL DICTIONARY OF WORDS ORIGINS by John Ayto

With headwords in colour, and quirky character illustrations, this dictionary recounts the absorbing and fascinating history of thousands of words. This new edition takes a fresh look at the cool and curious words we use, and tells the stories of where words come from, whether they are to do with food, the supernatural, fashion, invented words, or words from the 80s, 90s, and noughties. Who ate the first sandwich? Where does abracadabra come from? Would you really be spooked by a zombie? John Ayto, top word expert entertains all ages from eight to eighty with this informative and humorous dictionary.

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CIN0199112215VG
9780199112210
0199112215
OXFORD SCHOOL DICTIONARY OF WORDS ORIGINS by John Ayto
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press
20090521
512
N/A
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