Bloomsbury English Dictionary: 2nd Edition of Encarta World by Kathy Rooney

By Kathy Rooney

NEW - Over 400,000 phrases, words and meanings, with 12,000 new entries - defining our language within the twenty first century, plus unique insurance of world English NEW - Over 2,000 quotations from key figures throughout the a long time utilization support - the main authoritative suggestion on utilizing language effectively - together with 1,000 universal misspellings, support with over 1,000 often burdened soundalikes and over 800 utilization Notes answering daily language queries - plus specific on-line language suggestion to unravel difficult linguistic difficulties transparent & obtainable - The clearest layout and format (with leading edge quickly Definitions to lead you to the ideal that means fast), the main obtainable definitions and over 4,000 goods illustrated together with photographs, diagrams, maps, tables, and charts, and transparent pronunciations BRINGING LANGUAGE TO existence - over 10,000 entries on humans, areas and cultural institutions, hundreds of thousands of note histories and new Language history Notes on phrases English has absorbed from different languages specific on-line Language recommendation with www.wordquery.com

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Piers Plowman Glossary: Will's Visions of Piers Plowman, by George Kane

By George Kane

This thesaurus is designed as a better half to William Langland's dream imaginative and prescient poem, Piers Plowman, generally considered as the best literary paintings in center English previous Chaucer. It glosses and explains over 5000 English phrases, and overseas phrases used as though English, within the A, B and C texts of Piers Plowman revealed within the critically-acclaimed Athlone variations. the place attainable, it illustrates phrases with examples from all 3 models. the 1st word list to Piers Plowman used to be compiled in 1886 through Sir William Skeat yet there was no test, in the past, to supply a brand new word list that takes account of the substantial advances in center English scholarship over the past century. This new word list offers specific cognizance to the unique difficulties inherent in its topic, how the texts have been preserved, written and got of their time. It takes account of the dialectical and morphological diversifications among the 3 texts; the grammar of Langland's variety; the richly figurative texture of the rhetorical language utilized in the poem; and the remoteness of many parts in its content material from smooth tradition and its values.

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King Henry VI, Part I (Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition) by William Shakespeare

By William Shakespeare

This version is written in English. notwithstanding, there's a working Korean word list on the backside of every web page for the more challenging English phrases highlighted within the textual content. there are lots of versions of King Henry VI, half I. This variation will be helpful in case you

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Oxford Dictionary of Psychology, Colman, A.M. by Andrew M. Colman

By Andrew M. Colman

Together with greater than 11,000 definitions, this authoritative and up to date dictionary covers all branches of psychology. transparent, concise descriptions for every access supply huge insurance of key components together with cognition, sensation and conception, emotion and motivation, studying and talents, language, psychological ailment, and learn tools. the variety of entries extends to similar disciplines together with psychoanalysis, psychiatry, the neurosciences, and information. Entries are widely cross-referenced for ease of use, and canopy observe origins and derivations in addition to definitions. greater than a hundred illustrations supplement the text.

This fourth version has included plenty of major revisions and additions, many in keeping with the 2013 e-book of the yank Psychiatric Association's most modern version of Diagnostic and Statistical guide of psychological Disorders, bringing the Dictionary absolutely brand new with the newest literature of the subject.

In addition to the alphabetical entries, the dictionary additionally contains appendices overlaying over 800 popular abbreviations and logos, in addition to a listing of phobias and phobic stimuli, with definitions.

Comprehensive and obviously written, this dictionary is a useful paintings of reference for college kids, teachers, and the overall reader with an curiosity in psychology.

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Richard III (Webster's Chinese-Traditional Thesaurus by William Shakespeare

By William Shakespeare

This version is written in English. even though, there's a working Chinese-Traditional glossary on the backside of every web page for the more challenging English phrases highlighted within the textual content. there are numerous variations of Richard III. This variation will be important if

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The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar (Oxford Paperback by Bas Aarts, Sylvia Chalker, Edmund Weiner

By Bas Aarts, Sylvia Chalker, Edmund Weiner

This booklet was once required for an introductory Latin category I took a semester in the past. It proved useful then, and remains to be worthwhile now. The ODEG is an invaluable device for somebody who needs to extend his or her wisdom of the way during which our language features. This ebook is an invaluable addition to a reference library, and that i hugely suggest it.

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Hispanic literature of the United States: a comprehensive by Nicolás Kanellos

By Nicolás Kanellos

Delivering an in depth ancient review of Hispanic literature within the usa from the Spanish colonial interval to the current, this huge chronology presents the context during which such writers as Sandra Cisneros, Rodolfo Anaya, and Oscar Hijuelos have worked.Hispanic literature within the usa is roofed from the Spanish colonial interval to the current. an in depth historic evaluate and a separate survey of Hispanic drama supply researchers and basic readers with quintessential details and perception into Hispanic literature. an in depth chronology strains the advance of Hispanic literature and tradition within the usa from 1492 to 2002, offering the context in which such Hispanic writers similar to Sandra Cisneros, Rodolfo Anaya, and Oscar Hijuelos have labored. themes contain an summary and chronology of Hispanic literature within the usa, a who is who of Hispanic authors, major developments, hobbies, and topics, publishing tendencies, an outline of Hispanic drama, adn the a hundred crucial Hispanic literary works.Biographical entries describe the careers, significance, and significant works of extraordinary Hispanic novelists, poets, and playwrights writing in English or Spanish. A complete, updated bibliography lists fundamental resources. Essays element an important prior and present developments in Hispanic literature, together with bilingualism, Chicano literature, kid's literature, exile literature, folklore, immigrant literature, Nuyorican literature, poetry, and girls and feminism in Hispanic literature. greater than a hundred unheard of illustrations of writers, performs in functionality, and primary versions of vital works are incorporated.

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The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction by L. F. Webster

By L. F. Webster

The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and development presents finished assurance of a large variety of technical disciplines. The definitions are designed to be of use to execs in structure, engineering, surveying, development, development, forestry, mining, and public works. Entries contain phrases, strategies, names, abbreviations, instruments, and strategies universal to those disciplines, and nearly all phrases and their capabilities have been provided by way of operating execs and specialists in each one field.More than 30,000 definitions and outlines, together with many who usually are not coated in different dictionaries* Written with the aid and suggestions of approximately a hundred brands, alternate institutions, executive organisations, and experts* All phrases prepared alphabetically; many grouped in accordance with logical universal subject matters; completely cross-referenced* All weights, volumes, and spatial dimensions provided in either metric and nonmetric values (conversion elements included).The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and building is an crucial source for civil engineers, contractors and subcontractors, architects, development directors, experts, and scholars. It additionally deals suggestions to execs with no technical education who have to familiarize yourself with this terminology, together with bankers, legal professionals, insurers, regulators, and inspectors.

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Accounting Dictionary: English-Spanish, Spanish-English, by Nora Sánchez

By Nora Sánchez

The first English–Spanish translation dictionary of accounting phrases to hide the diversities in accounting terminology for Spanish-speaking countries

This bilingual Accounting Dictionary deals not just English–Spanish and Spanish–English translations of accounting phrases but additionally a Spanish–Spanish part correlating different phrases utilized in significant Spanish-speaking international locations. the one accounting dictionary to provide such insurance, this beneficial reference presents accounting practitioners and scholars with effortless, exact information for translating in and between: Argentina  * Chile * Colombia * Mexico * Spain * Venezuela.

Ideal for translating monetary statements, carrying out audits, and appearing accounting services in multinational businesses, Accounting Dictionary is an important software for all accountants, monetary managers, and scholars partaking within the burgeoning Spanish-speaking market.

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