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From appellation contrôlée to zeitgeist, these 500 foreign words and phrases will put the world's terminology at your fingertips. It covers everyday expressions (pro forma); specialist vocabulary (barre, the wall-mounted rail used for ballet exercises); and tag lines (sic transit gloria mundi)--and includes a pronunciation guide, the date when the expression first appeared in written English, detailed word histories, and highlighted points of additional interest.
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Adrian Room is the author of over 30 popular reference books, mainly on the origins of words. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the English Place-Name Society and American Name Society. His work for Cassell includes the Cassell Dictionary of First Names, The Cassell Dictionary of Word Histories and he is currently editor of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable and other titles in the Brewer's series.
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- PublisherCassell
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0304350087
- ISBN 13 9780304350087
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