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Eric Partridge

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Eric PartridgePublished 1977cover on file

This etymological dictionary explains the derivation of over 20,000 of the most common words in modern English, and sets out fascinating connections between whole groups of words not perceived by the non-specialist as related.

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Edition	4th ed.
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	4246
Format	[electronic resource] :
Search language	english
ISBN_10	0-203-42114-0 primary
ISBN_13	978-0-203-42114-7 primary

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