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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
Author: Robert Hendrickson
More than 15,000 entriesover 2,000 of which are new to this editionprovide information and anecdotes on the origin and development of a wide range of words and phrases, including: Fellini named the hyperactive photographer in La Dolce Vita Signor Paparazzo, after the Italian slang for mosquito, which lead to the popularity of the term...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780705425056
ISBN-10: 0705425053
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Publisher: Time Life UK
Book Type: Paperback
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