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Funk and wagnalls new standard bible dictionary designed as a comprehensive help to the study of the scriptures, their languages, literary problems, history, biography, manners and customs, and their religious teachings 3d rev. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. The iupui university library building will be closed until further notice. Isbn 9781115308601 9781115308601 softcover, bibliobazaar, 2009. Same material appears in funk and wagnalls new standard dictionary accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20100122 17. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia.
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Funk and wagnalls standard college dictionary hardcover november 1, 1977. This is a guide about finding the value of funk and wagnalls encyclopedias. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. An authoritative guide to more than 6,000 synonyms and related words nearly ten years in the making. A group of funk and wagnalls encyclopedias and reference books. Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. A jclc library card can be used to access many of the databases, however licensing restrictions force us to limit access to certain databases to residents of birmingham. The publication of the 1993 library edition makes this authoritative, multivolume encyclopedia available in a highquality, durable library binding that will stand up to daily use by students and general readers. For updates and information on using the library remotely, click here. Isbn 9780834300330 funk and wagnalls new encyclopaedia. Find uptodate information on new and ongoing virtual library services. Bible dictionaries, works that treat topically the places, persons, history, doctrines, and objects of the bible.
Also includes the original bill of lading shipped from toronto, on to halifax, ns. Probably the first to undertake such a work was eusebius of caesarea c. More than 1,000 essays discuss current idiomatic and slang expressions as well as the standard lexicon. The encyclopedia was based on chambers encyclopedia. New listing new practical standard dictionary two volume set illustrated 1955 funk wagnalls. Arranged alphabetically, indexed for cross reference, with an eye for antonyms, this is a reference book with a plus featurethe demonstration of language in action.
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