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The Oxford dictionary of proverbs

2003
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Now reissued and updated, this reference provides the reader with over 1100 of the best-known English proverbs from around the world. For this fourth edition, the explanatory material has been expanded and new proverbs added. In addition to a history of each proverb, the thematic index aids use.
Edition:
4th ed. / edited by Jennifer Speake.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Collation:
xii, 375 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: published as The concise Oxford dictionary of proverbs. 1998.Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-347) and index.
ISBN:
9780198605249 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
917138
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