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Since its first publication in 1870, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable has become one of the world's best-loved and most-browsed-through books.
Where else can one find the meanings of - and the stories behind - so many terms and phrases drawn from mythology, literature, history, folk customs, pop culture, philosophy, science, magic, and superstitions? From expressions as common as sour grapes to allusions such as Pyrrhic victory, Dr. Brewer and his editorial successors both teach and delight the reader, offering unusual, out-of-the-way, and fascinating information on thousands of familiar - and unfamiliar - phrases.
Completely revised, updated, and expanded, this fifteenth edition contains hundreds of new entries, improved etymologies, and a reorganized format that make Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable even more of a delight than ever.
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Dictionaries, Terms and phrases, Literature, Mythology, Allusions, English language, English language -- Terms and phrases, English language, terms and phrases, English language, slang, dictionaries, Anglais (Langue), Mots et locutions, Mythologie, Dictionnaires anglais, Allusion, Etymologie, Littérature anglaise, DictionnairesShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable.
1999, HarperResource
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Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable.
1999, HarperResource
in English
- 16th ed. / rev. by Adrian Room.
006019653X 9780060196530
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Brewer's dictionary of phrase & fable
1995, HarperCollins
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- 15th ed. / revised by Adrian Room
0062701339 9780062701336
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