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Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins

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An absorbing A-Z which explores the origins and development of over 3,000 words in the English language. Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research programme and language monitoring it brings to light the intriguing and often unusual stories of some of our most used words and phrases.

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Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins, Julia Cresswell

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2021
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English
Released
2021
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Paperback
ISBN10
0198868758
ISBN13
9780198868750
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An absorbing A-Z which explores the origins and development of over 3,000 words in the English language. Drawing on Oxford's unrivalled dictionary research programme and language monitoring it brings to light the intriguing and often unusual stories of some of our most used words and phrases.