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A Dictionary of Eponyms Cyril Leslie Beeching

A Dictionary of Eponyms By Cyril Leslie Beeching

A Dictionary of Eponyms by Cyril Leslie Beeching


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An enlarged edition containing over 500 eponyms - words which are derived from the names of people - each with a short account of the person concerned. Each entry explains how the person's name came to be associated with that product, service or concept.

A Dictionary of Eponyms Summary

A Dictionary of Eponyms by Cyril Leslie Beeching

This compact reference book covers the topic of eponyms - those words in the English language which are also the names of people who have become so associated with a product, service or concept that their proper names have been given to them. This enlarged edition now contains over 500 eponyms, including such new words as listeria and Becquerel, each of which is defined and accompanied by a short account of its originator, its history and its claim to this unusual form of immortality. The result is an informative dictionary which offers entertaining browsing in addition to reference value.

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GOR004203767
9780192827777
0192827774
A Dictionary of Eponyms by Cyril Leslie Beeching
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
1990-08-31
229
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