The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English for Babylon
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a dictionary of slang originally compiled by the noted lexicographer of the English language, Eric Partridge. The first edition was published in 1937 and seven editions were eventually published by Partridge. An eighth edition was published in 1984, after Partridge's death, by editor Paul Beale; in 1990 Beale published an abridged version, Partridge's Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English.
This dictionary will help you to find the word on the tip of your tongue. Unlike you a thesaurus, where you look up alternatives to a word you know, or a dictionary which defines a word you are already familiar with, The Oxford Reverse Dictionary will help you to find words you do know, or are vaguely aware of, but cannot bring to mind. There are 31,000 entries grouped under a wide range of key words. The words listed may be alternative words for the headword, or words that are related to that subject.
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Dr. Barbara Ann Kipfer is a Research and Dictionary Specialist with Ask Jeeves, the Internet question-answering service. She is the author of twenty-one books, including Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, 21st Century Spelling Dictionary, 21st Century Manual of Style (Dell/Laurel), The Order of Things (Random House), Dictionary of American Slang (with R. Chapman; HarperCollins), Sissons Word and Expression Locater (Prentice-Hall),
Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.
