The Oxford essential dictionary of foreign terms in English

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This comprehensive reference includes detailed information on the spelling, history, and usage of thousands of foreign words and phrases used by English speakers. There are words from more than forty languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, and Yiddish. Terms from cooking, fashion, and music jostle with others from fine arts, history, law, politics, business, and travel in this great reference to words from around the globe.

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  The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English

  • 1999
  • 486 pages
  • Paperback
  • Oxford University Press

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