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Wilfred Funk
448 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780517265741
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wings
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A noted lexicographer tells the life stories of thousands of words -- how, when, and where they originated, and how their meanings have changed and developed through the centuries. The words are arranged according to themes that include politics, ...
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Wilfred Funk
448 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780517265741
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wings
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A noted lexicographer tells the life stories of thousands of words -- how, when, and where they originated, and how their meanings have changed and developed through the centuries. The words are arranged according to themes that include politics, ...