The Facts on File Dictionary of Modern Allusions

by Sylvia Cole and Abraham Harold Lass

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I coulda been a contender, Molotov cocktail, catch-22, Beatrice. Our language is full of allusions, terms, names, and phrases that have been shorthand for certain attributes or circumstances. This dictionary explains the current meanings and original contexts of more than 1500 allusions of the past millennium drawn from history, literature, art, and mass culture.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0816045763

ISBN13:9780816045761

Release Date:January 2001

Publisher:Checkmark Books

Length:470 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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Dictionaries & Thesauruses Education & Reference English Foreign Language Study & Reference Language Arts Reference Words, Language & Grammar

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