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The
Oxford
dictionary
of
English
etymology
/ edited by C.T. Onions with the assistance of G.W.S. Friedrichsen and R.W. Burchfield.
Clarendon Press, 1969, c1966.
Call #:
422.03 O983
Subjects
English
language --
Etymology
-- Dictionaries.
ISBN:
9780198611127 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Dictionary
of
English
etymology
Edition:
[Reprinted with corrections].
Description:
xiv, 1024 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"The
Oxford
Dictionary
of
English
Etymology
is the most comprehensive
dictionary
of the
English
language ever published. It is based on the original edition of the
Oxford
English
Dictionary
but much augmented by further research on the
etymology
of
English
and other languages. Providing a fascinating insight into the development of
English
, it describes 38,000 words in 24,000 articles which include: current meanings of each word; date of first recorded appearance in
English
; chronology of the development of each word's senses; earliest written form in
English
; related words in other languages; pronunciation."--Back cover.
Other authors:
Onions, C. T. (Charles Talbut), 1873-1965.
Burchfield, R. W.
Friedrichsen, G. W. S. (George Washington Salisbury)
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Central Library
Non-Circulating Reference
422.03 O983
Non-circulating
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