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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Facts on File
Publication date
April 1, 2000
Pages
754
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Rev upd su
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780816040889
ISBN-10
0816040885
Dimensions
1.25 by 8.50 by 11.25 in.
Weight
3.90 lbs.
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Original list price
$24.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames.
(view table of contents)Editions
Hardcover
4th edition from Facts on File (September 1, 2008)
9780816069668 | details & prices | 948 pages | 8.75 × 11.25 × 2.00 in. | 5.20 lbs | List price $95.00
3 edition from Facts on File (December 1, 2003); titled "Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins"
9780816048137 | details & prices | 848 pages | 8.75 × 11.25 × 1.75 in. | 4.85 lbs | List price $95.00
About: Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames.
About: Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames.
Revised edition from Facts on File (June 1, 1997)
9780816032662 | details & prices | 754 pages | 8.75 × 11.50 × 1.75 in. | 4.50 lbs | List price $82.50
About: Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames
About: Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames
from Facts on File (August 1, 1987)
9780816010127 | details & prices | 8.75 × 11.25 × 1.25 in. | 3.55 lbs | List price $50.00
About: The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, the encyclopedia has been updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of over 15,000 words and expressions.
About: The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, the encyclopedia has been updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of over 15,000 words and expressions.
Paperback
4th edition from Checkmark Books (September 1, 2008)
9780816069675 | details & prices | 948 pages | 8.25 × 11.00 × 2.00 in. | 4.74 lbs | List price $27.95
About: More than 15,000 entriesover 2,000 of which are new to this editionprovide information and anecdotes on the origin and development of a wide range of words and phrases, including: Fellini named the hyperactive photographer in La Dolce Vita Signor Paparazzo, after the Italian slang for mosquito, which lead to the popularity of the term, paparazzi.
About: More than 15,000 entriesover 2,000 of which are new to this editionprovide information and anecdotes on the origin and development of a wide range of words and phrases, including: Fellini named the hyperactive photographer in La Dolce Vita Signor Paparazzo, after the Italian slang for mosquito, which lead to the popularity of the term, paparazzi.
3 edition from Checkmark Books (October 1, 2004)
9780816059928 | details & prices | 822 pages | 8.75 × 11.00 × 1.25 in. | 4.25 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames.
About: Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames.
The price comparison is for this edition
Rev upd su edition from Facts on File (April 1, 2000)
9780816040889 | details & prices | 754 pages | 8.50 × 11.25 × 1.25 in. | 3.90 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames.
About: Explains the origins of thousands of words, proverbs, idioms, foreign language expressions, animal and plant names, and nicknames.
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