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Descriptionary

Descriptionary

by Marc McCutcheon

Terms and phrasesDescription (Rhetoric)DictionariesEnglish languageSynonyms and antonyms
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A reference designed to help readers find thousands of precise terms related to animals and insects, architecture, art, clothing, electronics, the environment, finance, food and drink, language, law, medicine, music, occupations, religions, and ten other broad subjects, arranged in 314 thematic glossaries.

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Terms and phrasesDescription (Rhetoric)DictionariesEnglish languageSynonyms and antonymsFigures of speech

Author

Marc McCutcheon

Pages

644

Read time

≈ 16h

Editions

5

Language

English

Publisher

Facts on File

ISBN

9780816059263

Where to buy

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