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This is the abridged edition of Dr Brewer's reference, originally compiled in 1870. It contains over 15,000 entries which give the meaning and origin of words, phrases, proper names, figures in mythology and history, and terms in religion, magic, philosophy, literature, geography, history and the sciences. calls, patron saints, wedding anniversaries, heraldis terms, how to play nine men's morris, and much more.
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Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Betty Kirkpatrick
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- 1999
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Betty Kirkpatrick
- Publisher
- Helicon
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 1118
- ISBN10
- 1859862861
- ISBN13
- 9781859862865
- Series
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- 4.75 out of 5
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- This is the abridged edition of Dr Brewer's reference, originally compiled in 1870. It contains over 15,000 entries which give the meaning and origin of words, phrases, proper names, figures in mythology and history, and terms in religion, magic, philosophy, literature, geography, history and the sciences. calls, patron saints, wedding anniversaries, heraldis terms, how to play nine men's morris, and much more.