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‘ground-breaking’,Writing Magazine

This authoritative dictionary draws on Oxford's unrivalled bank of reference and language resources in order to explore the stories behind names and sayings that can be found in classic literature or today's news. Questions it seeks to answer include: What are Anglo-Saxon attitudes? Who first tried tonail jelly to the wall? When was theDreamtime? Would you want theMidas touch? Should you worry aboutgrey goo? Answers cover a range of topics, such as classical and other mythologies, history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture.

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Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:

2005

Print ISBN-13:

9780198609810

Published online:

2006

Current Online Version:

2006

DOI:

10.1093/acref/9780198609810.001.0001

eISBN:

9780191727047

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