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245	0	0	_aWord histories and mysteries : _bfrom abracadabra to Zeus / _cfrom the editors of the American Heritage dictionaries.
260			_aBoston : _bHoughton Mifflin Co., _cc2004.
300			_axvi, 348 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
520			_aThe articles, averaging half a page, though based on current scholarship, are themselves casual reading. The selection is so small that readers looking for a specific word are more likely to find some other word with a story that will interest and often delight them instead. Pronunciations are not indicated, either for the main listing or for the g
650		0	_aEnglish language _xEtymology _vDictionaries. _932446
730	0		_aAmerican Heritage dictionary. _939091
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