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[http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.library.acaweb.org/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t214 '''''The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable''''']
7,890 entries
This [[authoritative]] dictionary draws on Oxford's unrivalled bank of reference and [[language]] resources in order to explore the stories behind names and sayings that can be found in classic literature or today's news. Questions it seeks to answer include: What are [[Anglo-Saxon]] attitudes? Who first tried to nail jelly to the wall? When was the Dreamtime? Would you want the Midas touch? Should you worry about grey goo? Answers cover a range of topics, such as classical and other [[myth]]ologies, [[history]], [[religion]], folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, [[philosophy]], and popular [[culture]].
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[http://0-www.oxfordreference.com.library.acaweb.org/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t214 '''''The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable''''']
7,890 entries
This [[authoritative]] dictionary draws on Oxford's unrivalled bank of reference and [[language]] resources in order to explore the stories behind names and sayings that can be found in classic literature or today's news. Questions it seeks to answer include: What are [[Anglo-Saxon]] attitudes? Who first tried to nail jelly to the wall? When was the Dreamtime? Would you want the Midas touch? Should you worry about grey goo? Answers cover a range of topics, such as classical and other [[myth]]ologies, [[history]], [[religion]], folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, [[philosophy]], and popular [[culture]].
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
[[Category: Oxford Reference Premium]]
