The Lexicon: A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover
This boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author’s most erudite, outré, and interesting words - from prehensile and sciolist to rubric and histrionic - complete with definitions, examples, and usage notes. Introduction by Jesse Sheidlower; illustrations by Arnold...
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This boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author’s most erudite, outré, and interesting words - from prehensile and sciolist to rubric and histrionic - complete with definitions, examples, and usage notes. Introduction by Jesse Sheidlower; illustrations by Arnold Roth.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780156006163 (0156006162)
Publish date: October 15th 1998
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English