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The Oxford dictionary of quotations
- Title
- The Oxford dictionary of quotations / edited by Elizabeth Knowles.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN6080 .O95 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Knowles, Elizabeth (Elizabeth M.)
- Description
- xxvi, 1140 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "For over 50 years, Oxford's Dictionary Department has been collecting, sourcing, researching, and authenticating quotations on an international scale. In doing so, it has created a rich language resource and developed thorough and reliable editorial procedures."--Jacket.
- Uniform Title
- Oxford Reference Online.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- quotations (texts)
- Quotations
- Translations
- Quotations.
- Citations.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Special categories : Advertising slogans -- Borrowed titles -- Catchphrases -- Closing lines -- Epitaphs -- Film lines -- Film titles -- Last words -- Military sayings, slogans, and songs -- Misquotations -- Mottoes -- Newspaper headlines and leaders -- Official advice -- Opening lines -- Political slogans and songs -- Prayers -- Sayings -- Slogans -- Songs, spirituals, and shanties -- Taglines for films -- Telegrams -- Toasts.
- ISBN
- 0198607202
- 9780198607205
- LCCN
- 2004558811
- OCLC
- ocm56432629
- 56432629
- SCSB-1379187
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library