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Hardcover. An accepted authority on the evolution of the English language. This work traces the usage of words through 2.4 million quotations from a range of international English language sources. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. Editor(s): Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund; Murray, J. A. H. Num Pages: 21728 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 999 x 999 x 999. Weight in Grams: 99999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA Oxford
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 21728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198611868
- ISBN
- 9780198611868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,907.98
€ 1,907.98
Paperback. This unique and thoroughly revised collection contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, drawing on the resources of the Oxford Dictionaries team for the most up-to-date research. Lively and compelling, it is filled with favourites - old and new - with a strong emphasis on meanings of proverbs catalogued. Editor(s): Speake, Jennifer. Series: Oxford Paperback Reference. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 264 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198734901
- ISBN
- 9780198734901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199658237
- ISBN
- 9780199658237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.15
€ 18.99
€ 15.15
Paperback. We all know what the words cat and dog and mother and tree mean. What we really need is a dictionary that helps us with the tough words, like elucubrate, or demesne, or cynosure. True, a standard dictionary can bail us out when we run across a tough word at home or in a library. Editor(s): Hobson, Archie. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195173284
- ISBN
- 9780195173284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.30
€ 37.30
Hardback. This dictionary contains more than 80,000 lexical items used in political, social, economic, literary, and scientific discourse including words that have come into use since Tibet was incorporated into the People's Republic of China in 1951. Num Pages: 1211 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDT; CBDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 225 x 62. Weight in Grams: 3050. 1211 pages. This dictionary contains more than 80,000 lexical items used in political, social, economic, literary, and scientific discourse including words that have come into use since Tibet was incorporated into the People's Republic of China in 1951. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDT; CBDX. Dimension: 288 x 225 x 62. Weight: 3062.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 1211
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520204379
- ISBN
- 9780520204379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.05€ 76.81
€ 94.05
€ 76.81
The only resource to incorporate the best of Vine's Words of Christ highlighted in red. Enhanced word studies are drawn from standard dictionaries such as Vine's and Thayer's including greatly expanded definitions of Hebrew and Greek primary roots and frequency word counts for all English words Num Pages: 1472 pages, index. BIC Classification: CBD; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1288.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nelson (Thomas) Publishers,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 1472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780785246763
- ISBN
- 9780785246763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.88
€ 36.99
€ 35.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1760 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CBDX; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1942.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 1760
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804820363
- ISBN
- 9780804820363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.53€ 53.22
€ 70.53
€ 53.22
Paperback. Editor(s): Goetz, Edward G.; Clarke, Susan E. Series: SAGE Focus Editions. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: CBD; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803949225
- ISBN
- 9780803949225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.49
€ 140.49
Paperback. A reprint of the University of Oklahoma Press edition of 1980.This reliable text presents a clear and simple outline of Greek and Latin meters in order that the verse of the Greeks and Romans may be read as poetry. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 2AHA; CBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202436
- ISBN
- 9780872202436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.58
€ 18.99
€ 18.58
Paperback. Editor(s): Merriam-Webster. Num Pages: 443 pages. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 108 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Merriam Webster,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877799061
- ISBN
- 9780877799061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.24
€ 6.24
Hardcover. The completely revised and updated edition contains more than 8,000 terms relating to food ingredients, cooking styles, preparation techniques, utensils, and types of culinary service. Clear and concise definitions, word origins, and simple phonetic pronunciations make this an invaluable resource for food and beverage professionals. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471287568
- ISBN
- 9780471287568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.29€ 74.67
€ 89.29
€ 74.67
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Updated, Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364087
- ISBN
- 9781568364087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.32€ 71.38
€ 73.32
€ 71.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 347 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. 347pp. Index. Illustrated
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- SKU
- KHS1004337
- ISBN
- 9780781801737
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardback. A dialectal Arabic language resource that promotes successful daily communication with native Moroccan speakers. Created using fresh computational linguistics ideas, it represents a new generation of Arabic language reference materials designed to help English speakers gain proficiency in colloquial Arabic. Editor(s): Maamouri, Mohamed. Num Pages: 760 pages, 1 maps, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CBDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626163317
- ISBN
- 9781626163317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.55
€ 110.55
Hardcover. Suitable for students, teachers, and scholars of Arabic, this title focuses on conversation, emphasizing the colloquial speech of educated residents of Baghdad. It draws from the LDC's lexical database of colloquial Iraqi and includes more than a thirty percent increase in terms for contemporary speech than found in the original dictionaries. Editor(s): Maamouri, Mohamed. Num Pages: 1176 pages. BIC Classification: CBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 182 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 1600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019157
- ISBN
- 9781589019157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.97
€ 111.97
Hardcover. Featuring more than 1,000 ASL sign drawings arranged alphabetically by English terms, and color illustrations and practice sentences for each sign, this dictionary serves a two-fold purpose - to increase and improve deaf children's English vocabulary skills and to teach American Sign Language to hearing children. Editor(s): Editors of Gallaudet University Press. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1048 full-colour illustrations, plus dvd. BIC Classification: CBDX; CFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 293 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686313
- ISBN
- 9781563686313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.52
€ 40.99
€ 31.52
Paperback. This Scots Gaelic-English dictionary contains numerous examples of usage and idiom which have been modelled on examples culled from modern literature, and encompass many registers ranging from modern colloquial speech, to more elaborate literary constructions. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1182.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 784
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415297615
- ISBN
- 9780415297615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.12
€ 94.12
Paperback. The first work dedicated solely to the subject of slang words and their meanings, this book is a lost gem originally intended to educate the polite London classes in the parlance of thieves and ruffians, should they be so unlucky as to wander into the 'wrong' parts of town. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBD; CBX; CFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243877
- ISBN
- 9781851243877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.93
€ 11.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. Contrary to popular belief, the author of the first English dictionary is not Samuel Johnson, but Robert Cawdrey, who published his Table Alphabeticall in 1604 - nearly 150 years before Johnson's dictionary. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; CBD; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243884
- ISBN
- 9781851243884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.75
€ 14.99
€ 12.75
Paperback. This is a two-way dictionary from Scots-English and English-Scots. Series: Scots Language Dictionaries. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; CBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416. Scots-English, English-Scots. Series: Scots Language Dictionaries. 392 pages, 2 maps. This is a two-way dictionary from Scots-English and English-Scots. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; CBD. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 416.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622016
- ISBN
- 9780748622016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.53
€ 20.99
€ 19.53
Paperback. A total philosophy of life, death, religion, ethics, and culture promising liberation from the obstacles that stand in the way of our happiness, the teachings of Epicurus claimed many thousand committed followers over the ancient Mediterranean world. This title fills the need for a reliable selection and translation of the main surviving evidence. Translator(s): Inwood, Brad; Gerson, Lloyd P. Series: HPC Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Hackett Pub Co
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872202412
- ISBN
- 9780872202412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.37
€ 17.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. An incomparable satirist, the author became the "laughing devil" of the San Francisco news media, for he was about as discreet as a runaway locomotive, according to H L Mencken. This dictionary presents his uninhibited irony and gift for verse parody. Editor(s): Hopkins, Ernest. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; FC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185927
- ISBN
- 9780141185927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Hardcover. Here at last is a dictionary that puts thousands of current nutrition terms at your fingertips. Written in plain English, this comprehensive dictionary covers all aspects of nutrition from medical terms to basic foods to such diverse dietetic practice areas as research, communications, and private practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBD; MBNH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471293705
- ISBN
- 9780471293705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.92€ 88.80
€ 106.92
€ 88.80
Paperback. This dictionary of classical mythology distills into brief form a single-source dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends. This concise version covers virtually all major characters, and eight genealogical tables present the principal complex relationships between gods and men. Translator(s): Maxwell-Hyslop, A. R. Num Pages: 616 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CBD; HRKP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Unabridged
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631201021
- ISBN
- 9780631201021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57