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The Oxford dictionary of new words / edited by Elizabeth Knowles, with Julia Elliott.
LIBRA PE1630 .O94 1997
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--New words--Dictionaries.
- English language.
- English language--Terms and phrases.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 357 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- New edition.
- Other Title:
- New words
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- A resource that is both useful and engaging, "The Oxford Dictionary of New Words" is the first place to turn for information when faced with new words and phrases. From auto bra, shock-jock, and Beltway Bandit to trainspotting, wormhole, and zaitech, this cornucopia of new words and phrases presents a gold mine of language for word lovers everywhere.
- ISBN:
- 0198631529
- OCLC:
- 36783837
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