"The Encarta Pocket Thesaurus" is a portable guide for choosing the right word. Over 200,000 synonyms (words of similar meaning) and antonyms (words of opposite meaning) can be accessed from a quick-reference A-Z list of more than 25,000 entries. Contained in a small format, it can be easily slipped into a briefcase or college holdall. For words which have similar meanings, the "Encarta Pocket Thesaurus" provides Compare and Contrast panels to ...

An essential reference source for both academic and general readers since 1984 has now been expanded and thoroughly revised to reflect the most current religious trends of our ever-changing world. With the original 29 contributors now increased to over 60, each entry reflects the many advances in scholarship and modern developments in religion that have occurred throughout the world. 11 figures. ...

The Oxford English Reference Dictionary extends the aims of conventional dictionaries to be more useful, more practical, and more informative. It combines the coverage of an authoritative Oxford dictionary containing spellings, grammar information, pronunciations, and word origins, with in-depth encyclopedic entries. A 16-page full-colour map section, including the latest border and name changes, is accompanied by a large section of reference ...

Second edition, presenting an overhaul of its subject for a new generation of language-lovers. A general overview of the language, presented in accessible style. Also includes a new preface, bringing the book up to date. ...

With over 4,000 entries covering the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language, this up-to-date dictionary is the most wide-ranging and comprehensive of its kind. There is coverage of principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, materials, people, places, <BR>monuments, equipment, and descriptive terms--from amphora to ziggurat, and Beaker Culture to molluscan analysis. The dictionary focuses especially ...

Erotic slang words from Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia, and other English-speaking nations number well into the tens of thousands. But the history of terms used to describe the sexual activities of gays and lesbians have opposing sources: one, the discreet networks of gay men and lesbians who sought to come up with a new terminology for the pleasures of their secret lives; and the other, those who found gay sexuality ...

From Genesis to Revelation, this companion book explores the most important stories from the Bible. Classical works of art and archaeological sites reveal details about life in biblical times including festivals, fashions and customs.
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An invaluable compact reference guide for every piano teacher, student, and performer'> This invaluable compact reference guide is the perfect gift for any piano teacher, student, and performer. ...

In "Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins," Linda and Roger Flavell trace the origins and histories of over 400 proverbs, detailing the changes of meaning and usage that have occurred throughout each proverb's life and offering literary examples dating back over 2,000 years. Entries have been selected because they have a tale to tell and because they are pithily, even wittily phrased, offering, as Cervantes put it, "short sentences drawn from ...

A major new edition of Oxford's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of quotations brings you the wisdom of the ages and the sound bites of today. Features over 20,000 fully indexed quotations.
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