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The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate

Author Eugene Ehrlich

Format Hardcover

Publisher Collins Reference

Category Reference

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Readers, writers, wordsmiths, verbivores, and logophiles will delight in the clutter-free pages of The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extraordinarily Literate from renowned lexicographer and author Eugene Ehrlich. Forgoing everyday English words and their definitions, The Highly Selective Dictionary presents only the most interesting words and their concise definitions, and includes short discussions for words most often confused and misused by today's speakers and writers. More than 3,500 of the most affecting, engaging, and engrossing words, from abecedarian to zucchetto - complete with pronunciation guides - make this a book you can dip in and out of, with serendipitous results every time.

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Eugene Ehrlich

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Release Date: 1997-07-02
Publisher: Collins Reference
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780062701909

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