Short Dictionary of Classical Word Origins

Short Dictionary of Classical Word Origins
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 97
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ISBN-10 : 9781442234338
ISBN-13 : 1442234334
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Book Synopsis Short Dictionary of Classical Word Origins by : Harry E. Wedeck

Download or read book Short Dictionary of Classical Word Origins written by Harry E. Wedeck and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1957-01-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether one reads only newspapers or nothing more serious than a short story or a novel—whatever one reads one is constantly running up against an allusion to the Ancient Classics of Greece and Rome and, in almost every intelligent sentence or statement, one is meeting words that are fully understandable only if one knows something of their Greek or Latin origins.


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