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Adrian Room (1933–2010)

Auteur van Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable

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Over de Auteur

Adrian Room was a noted toponymist and onomastician. The author of more than 50 reference books about words and names, he lived in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

Bevat de namen: A Room, Room Adrian, Adarian Room, ed. Brewer; Adrian Room, Adrian (eds) Brewer; Room

Werken van Adrian Room

Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (1999) 86 exemplaren
Dictionary of Confusable Words (1979) 81 exemplaren
Dictionary of Britain (1986) 77 exemplaren
Brewer's Dictionary of Names (1992) — Redacteur, sommige edities; Redacteur — 47 exemplaren
Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for over 5000 Natural Features, Countries, Capitals,… (1974) 46 exemplaren
Who's Who in Classical Mythology (1997) 43 exemplaren
The Penguin Dictionary of British Place Names (Penguin reference) (1988) 40 exemplaren
A Dictionary of True Etymologies (1986) 39 exemplaren
Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 11,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins (2004) 33 exemplaren
Cassell's Dictionary of Word Histories (1999) 31 exemplaren
Dictionary of Irish Place Names (1986) 28 exemplaren
The Guinness Book of Numbers (1989) 26 exemplaren
Dictionary of Trade Name Origins (1982) 25 exemplaren
Cassell's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases (2000) 24 exemplaren
Dictionary of Confusing Words and Meanings (1985) 21 exemplaren
Cassell's Dictionary of First Names (2002) 21 exemplaren
Tuttle Dictionary of Dedications: Over 1500 Dedications - From Jane Austen to Kurt Vonnegut (Tuttle Reference Library) (1992) 20 exemplaren
Room's Dictionary of distinguishables (1981) 19 exemplaren
Ntc's Dictionary of Word Origins (NTC Business Books) (1990) 19 exemplaren
Dunces, Gourmands & Petticoats (Artful Wordsmith Series) (1998) 19 exemplaren
Naming Names: Book of Pseudonyms and Name Changes, with a Who's Who (1981) 17 exemplaren
Ntc's Dictionary of Changes in Meaning (NTC Publishing Group Titles) (1991) 17 exemplaren
A dictionary of contrasting pairs (1988) 14 exemplaren
The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Words (The Artful Wordsmith Series) (1997) 13 exemplaren
African placenames : origins and meanings of the names for over 2000 natural features, towns, cities, provinces, and… (1994) 13 exemplaren
Concise dictionary of word origins (1995) 13 exemplaren
Cassell Dictionary of Proper Names (1994) 13 exemplaren
Dictionary of Cryptic Crossword Clues (1983) 11 exemplaren
Dictionary of Coin Names (1987) 11 exemplaren
Room's Dictionary of Differences (1981) 11 exemplaren
Dictionary of Changes in Meaning (1986) 11 exemplaren
Place-name changes since 1900 : a world gazetteer (1979) 10 exemplaren
A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place Names in Great Britain and Ireland (1983) 9 exemplaren
The Street Names of England (1992) 9 exemplaren
Dictionary of Translated Names and Titles (1986) 9 exemplaren
The Naming of Animals: An Appellative Reference to Domestic, Work and Show Animals Real and Fictional (1993) 9 exemplaren
Nicknames of Places: Origins And Meanings of the Alternate And Secondary Names, Sobriquets, Titles, Epithets And ... (2006) 8 exemplaren
The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Word Origins (Helicon Language) (1995) 8 exemplaren
The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Confusible Words (Hutchinson Pocket Series) (1994) 8 exemplaren
Dictionary of Dedications (1990) 8 exemplaren
Alternate Names of Places: A Worldwide Dictionary (2009) 7 exemplaren
Dictionary of World Place-names Derived from English Names (1989) 7 exemplaren
Pocket companion guide to British place names (1985) 7 exemplaren
Room's Classical Dictionary: The Origins of the Names of Characters in Classical Mythology (1983) 7 exemplaren
Encyclopedia of Corporate Names Worldwide (2002) 5 exemplaren
A Dictionary of Art Titles: The Origins of the Names and Titles of 3,000 Works of Art (2000) 5 exemplaren
Ntc's Classical Dictionary: The Origins of the Names of Characters in Classical Mythology (Ntc Mythology Books) (1990) 5 exemplaren
Ntc's Dictionary of Trade Name Origins (1998) 5 exemplaren
A Dictionary of Music Titles: The Origins of the Names and Titles of 3,500 Musical Compositions (2000) 5 exemplaren
Dictionary of Astronomical Names (1988) 5 exemplaren
Placenames of France: Over 4,000 Towns, Villages, Natural Features, Regions and Departments (2004) 4 exemplaren
Dictionary of Place-Names in the British Isles. Over 4,000 Place-Names - Their Fascinating Origins and History 4 exemplaren
The Pronunciation of Placenames: A Worldwide Dictionary (2007) 3 exemplaren
Dictionary of Sports and Games Terminology (2010) 3 exemplaren
Corporate Eponymy: A Biographical Dictionary of the Persons Behind the Names of Major American, British, European and… (1992) 3 exemplaren
Bloomsbury Dictionary of Place Names in the British Isles (1993) 3 exemplaren
Literally Entitled: A Dictionary of the Origins of the Titles of More Than 1300 Major Literary Works of the Nineteenth… (1996) 3 exemplaren
Bloomsbury Dictionary of Dedications 3 exemplaren
An Alphabetical Guide to the Language of Name Studies (1996) 3 exemplaren
Placenames of Russia and the Former Soviet Union: Origins and Meanings of the Names for over 2000 Natural Features,… (1996) 3 exemplaren
Place-name changes 1900-1991 (1994) 2 exemplaren
The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Place Names (Hutchinson Pocket Series) (1995) 2 exemplaren
Cassell's Dictionary of Modern American History (2002) 2 exemplaren
Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of First Names (1994) 1 exemplaar
A Name for Your Baby (1992) 1 exemplaar
Room's Dictionary of Distinguishables and Confusibles (1981) 1 exemplaar
Dictionary of Foreign Words 1 exemplaar
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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (1870) — Redacteur, sommige edities — 3,020 exemplaren
The Oxford Names Companion (2002) — Redacteur, sommige edities — 55 exemplaren

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Gangbare naam
Room, Adrian
Geboortedatum
1933-09-27
Overlijdensdatum
2010
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
UK
Geboorteplaats
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Organisaties
Royal Geographic Society (Fellow)

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MissJessie | Oct 16, 2013 |
Dictionary of true etymologies door Adrian Room
This ought to be called the dictionary of untrue etymologies, as that is where the author spends most of his time.
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MarthaJeanne | Sep 2, 2013 |
Room's Dictionary of Confusibles door Adrian Room
Dissolute/dissipated, doddering/doting, dominating/domineering, disperse/dispel/dissipate, dissembling/dissimulating/ simulating – tanti confusibles, che ti confonde davvero le idee. Personalmente, preferisco evitare i libri di falsi amici e simili nemici perché tendono a confondermi le idee laddove prima le avevo chiare, ma ogni tanto servono a capirci qualcosa. La differenza fra specially e especially, fra spire e steeple, scupper e scuttle, sortie e sally?
Segnalato da Simon Turner
 
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Biblit | Jun 25, 2010 |
An A to Z of British life door Adrian Room
Informazioni in ordine alfabetico su tutti gli aspetti della vita e delle istituzioni britanniche, da "A level" a "zebra crossing", passando per "Jock", "Open University", e "Norman 'On-yer-bike' Tebbit", con appendici sui gradi nelle forze armate, il sistema monetario, l'ordine di precedenza
dei pari e cartine varie.
Segnalato da Anna Ravano
 
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Biblit | Jun 6, 2010 |
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Werken
67
Ook door
2
Leden
1,067
Populariteit
#24,131
Waardering
4.1
Besprekingen
8
ISBNs
135
Talen
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