| Edition |
5th ed. / edited by John Simpson and Jennifer Speake. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Note |
"Oxford Reference Online Premium." |
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Title from home page (viewed Dec. 23, 2009). |
| Form |
Also issued in print format. |
| Summary |
This unique and authoritative collection contains over 1,100 of the most widely-used proverbs in English with research drawing on the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. Lively and compelling, this book is filled with favourites - old and new - and with the fascinating history of each proverb through the ages. |
| Subject |
Proverbs, English -- Dictionaries.
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| Added Author |
Simpson, J. A., 1953-
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Speake, Jennifer.
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| Added Title |
Dictionary of proverbs |
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Oxford reference online premium.
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| Other Form: |
Print version : 9780199539536 |
| ISBN |
9780191727740 (online resource) |
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