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Paperback: 191 pages
Publisher: Sterling (4 Nov 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0806917970
ISBN-13: 978-0806917979
Product Dimensions: 26 x 19 x 1.9 cm
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Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,405,824 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Product Description

From the Author
3000+ word records, 38 tables, 11 articles, glossary.
This book contains many never-before-published word records (e.g., "eunoia," the shortest word containing all the vowels) including pronunciation, etymology and meaning records; definitions of uncommon record-holding words; a taxonomy of wordplay; articles (e.g., "Words Ending in -Gry"); a glossary of wordplay terms; illustrations; and an index.