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A Word for Every Day of the Year

ebook / ISBN-13: 9781787478596

Price: £10.99

ON SALE: 3rd October 2019

Genre: Language / Language: Reference & General

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A weird and wonderful word and its meaning for every day of the year.


Who knew that to dringle is to ‘waste time in a lazy lingering manner’? Or that a sudden happy ending could be termed a eucotastrophe? Looking for an alternative word to ‘bullshit’? Then try taradiddle.

A Word for Every Day of the Year is a fascinating collection of 366 words and their definitions, perfect for anyone who loves the richness of the English language, its diversity and wants to expand their vocabulary. Each day offers a rare and remarkable word with its history and definition and occasionally a challenge to include it in our lives.

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a lexicological delight
Professor David Crystal