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THE TWELFTH EDITIONAmerica's Most Trusted Dictionary, Now More Comprehensive Than Ever Over 5,000 new words Fascinating word lists and histories, expert usage guidance, and more Expanded entries for the top 500 most frequently looked-up words More than 20,000 additional usage examples, including 10,000 new quotations More readable and visually appealing than ever before New words include: cold brew, farm-to-table, parklet, heat dome, rizz, gaslighting,...
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Pocket Universal Principles of Art is a portable but still comprehensive reference for all artists, and a companion volume to Rockport Publishers' best-selling Universal Principles of Design. This new, pocket volume of the Pocket Universal Principles of Art provides a handy, portable, reference for art enthusiast, art students, and any artist on the go. This is the same excellent information as the original Universal Principles of Art, but now...
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c2002
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xix, 647 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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In this fast-paced information age, how can Americans know what's really important and what's just a passing fashion? Now more than ever, we need a source that concisely sums up the knowledge that matters to Americans - the people, places, ideas, and events that shape our cultural conversation. With a considerably large number of entries, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy is that invaluable source. Wireless technology, Gene therapy, NAFTA. In...
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If you're looking for a field guide to leprechauns, The Truth About the Irish is not the book for you. But if you can handle a frank and funny look into the minds and hearts of Irish people, you've been touched by that fabled Irish luck. Covering all things Irish from Blarney to Yeats, renowned literary and cultural critic Terry Eagleton separates the myths from the reality with his priceless blend of sidesplitting humor, caustic commentary, and the...
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"This informative and engaging illustrated reference provides the stories behind 1,001 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day political and subculture symbols. What in the world does [Greek capital omega] mean? And what about its meaning might have led my coffee date to tattoo it on his entire forearm? Where did the symbol [infinity] originate, and what was its first meaning? How did the ampersand symbol & come about and how was...
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Stem cells, regenerative medicine, and translational medicine, are all areas of burgeoning basic research and clinical application.
This dictionary includes the fundamental terminology of each of these areas, the major discoveries and significant scientists that comprise the history and current development of the field, as well as a number of concepts. The vocabulary is presented within the broader lexicon of developmental biology and embryology,...
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Glossary of Dental Implantology provides a comprehensive, consensus-based global platform of dental implant terminology for effective communication among dental professionals, clinicians, clinical and basic science researchers, and scientists.
• Offers clear definitions for dental implant-related terms for use by the whole dental team
• Fosters a working knowledge of currently used dental implant terminology
• Helps team members to communicate...
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[2018]
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126 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm
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Over the years knitting has produced its own language of technical terms, abbreviations, and familiar ways used in very particular ways. Atherley helps you learn to read instructions, and expand your knitting knowledge. In addition to the A-to-Z definitions, she addresses questions about gauge, tools, sweater construction, and much more that will help you become a better knitter.
