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A dictionary which defines more than 15,000 foreign words and phrases, from more than fifty languages, that have strayed into English, bringing together in one volume information ordinarily to be found only on a shelf full of reference books. Erudite and entertaining, ideal for the browser with a taste for the curious, the book also has a full English index, making it equally useful for teacher's, students, travellers, diplomats, and secretaries, as well as for anyone who reads or writes
a treasury of synonyms and antonyms. a handy reference book