The Facts on File dictionary of foreign words and phrases

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The Facts on File dictionary of foreign words and phrases

Statement of responsibility

Martin H. Manser ; associate editors: Alice Grandison and David H. Pickering

Title variation

Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

Creator

• trueManser, Martin H

Contributor

• Facts on File, Inc
• Grandison, Alice
• Pickering, David, 1958-

Subject

• English language -- Foreign words and phrases | Dictionaries

Language

eng

Summary

• "Ralph Waldo Emerson once described the English language as "the sea which receives tributaries from every region under heaven." Today more than ever, we English speakers sprinkle our writings and everyday conversations with words and phrases devised from other languages. The Facts on File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases, Second Edition clarifies and explains more than 45,000 of these terms and expressions, covering a wide range of fields, from law and music to philosophy and cuisine. Existing entries have been revised and updated, and more than 500 new entries have been added to this addition."
• "Entries include pronunciations in American English, parts of speech and other relevant grammatical information, languages of origin, concise definitions, examples of use, and etymological backgrounds. Entertaining and authoritative, The Facts on File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases, Second Edition is a valuable resource for students, writers, and language lovers alike."--BOOK JACKET

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

422.403

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

• Facts on File library of language and literature
• Writers library