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Terban, Marvin.
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English language -- Eponyms -- Juvenile literature.
English language -- Etymology -- Juvenile literature.
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Terban, Marvin.
English language -- Eponyms -- Juvenile literature.
English language -- Etymology -- Juvenile literature.
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Guppies
in
tuxedos
:
funny
eponyms
/ Marvin Terban ; illustrated by Giulio Maestro.
by
Terban, Marvin.
Clarion Books, c1988.
Call #:
422 T315g
Subjects
English language --
Eponyms
-- Juvenile literature.
English language -- Etymology -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
0899195091 (lib. bdg.)
0899197701 (pbk.)
Description:
64 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
Bibliography:
Bibliography: p. 61.
Summary:
Traces the origins of more than 100 eponymous words--words derived from the names of people or places. For example "sandwich" is an eponymous word from the eponym, Earl of Sandwich, the man who invented sandwiches.
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