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New Dictionary of Eponyms.

This dictionary features the entertaining histories behind hundreds of eponyms, such as bowdlerize (from the censorious Thomas Bowdler), bikini from the atoll, and the Salisbury steak, a dish of hamburger and brown gravy named after James H. Salisbury, an English physician who promoted a diet of gro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Freeman, Morton S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1997.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""A New Dictionary of Eponyms""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Bibliography""