The Endangered English Dictionary

The Endangered English Dictionary Bodacious Words Your Dictionary Forgot

1st Edition

Hardback (18 Jul 1994)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Lists unique, largely forgotten English words still highly useful in everyday life, such as "purlicue" (the space between thumb and forefinger) and "filipendulous" (hanging by a thread) along with their pronunciation, a sample phrase, and a reverse dictionary.

Book information

ISBN: 9780393036237
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Imprint: W.W. Norton and Company
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 423.1
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 264
Weight: 485g
Height: 215mm
Width: 146mm
Spine width: 27mm