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Brewer's dictionary of modern phrase and fable / edited by John Ayto and Ian Crofton.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Terms and phrases--Dictionaries.
- English language.
- English language--Terms and phrases.
- Literature--Dictionaries.
- Literature.
- Mythology--Dictionaries.
- Mythology.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- Dictionary of modern phrase and fable
- Modern phrase and fable
- Oxford reference.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- System Details:
- Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- With thousands of contemporary words and phrases and a wide selection of entries on the cultural preoccupations of our times, Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable is an invaluable guide to modern language and culture. Focusing on the 20th and 21st centuries, it applies the trademark Brewer's treatment to a fascinating selection of buzzwords, catchphrases, slang, nicknames, fictional characters and intriguing cultural phenomena from pop culture to politics, literature to technology.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 7, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 9780199916108
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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