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Explains and illustrates the use of numerous American, British, and Canadian terms that have become part of the English language in recent years.
As all lovers of language know, words are the source of our very understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Often, however, our use of language is so automatic that we neglect to consider where those words came from and what they assume. What are the implications, beyond the simple dictionary definitions, of using words such as privilege, hysteria, seminal, and gyp? Browsing through the pages of The Barhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology is like exploring the historical, political, and rhetorical wonderland of our linguistic heritage. We see the evolution of ideas, as rootword connections that now seem arbitrary are traced to schools of thought from the past. We also find an opport...
English language dictionary of new terms - includes source, citations, and approximate date of first usage for major neologisms of the 1970s.
Contains over 30,000 entries with word derivations, spelling, pronunciation, and meanings. Also traces how the meanings have developed over time.
A two-way format of 60,000 contemporary English language abbreviations provides access by the abbreviation and by the words from which they are derived.