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Wordplay: A Curious Dictionary of Language Oddities
 
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Wordplay: A Curious Dictionary of Language Oddities [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Chris Cole (Author)
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  • Paperback: 191 pages
  • Publisher: Sterling; illustrated edition edition (4 Nov 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0806917970
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806917979
  • Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm
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  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,437,136 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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.

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