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The Logodaedalian's Dictionary of Interesting and Unusual Words - by George Stone Saussy (Paperback)

The Logodaedalian's Dictionary of Interesting and Unusual Words - by  George Stone Saussy (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>If you're in pursuit of fulgent logodaedaly (dazzling skill with words), you can enrich your incondite (unpolished) prose. Better still, you'll be able to impress your friends with your brilliant vocabulary without making a complete balatron of yourself!<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>What do wierd and wonderful words such as <i>oology</i> and <i>photic</i> (used by the likes of Nabokov and Beckett, Anthony Burgess and John Fowles) actually mean?</p><p>In the past you had to look in the bulkiest, most expensive dictionaries to find out. Now, in this informative and hugely entertaining book, more than 1,300 fascinating words--erotic, poetic and abusive, from <i>abaxial</i> to <i>zoophiliac</i>--are clearly defined (with examples from major writers).</p><p>If you're in pursuit of <i>fulgent logodaedaly</i> (dazzling skill with words), you can enrich your incondite (unpolished) prose. Better still, you'll be able to impress your friends with your brilliant vocabulary without making a complete balatron of yourself!</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>George Stone (Pete) Saussy III has, in addition to compiling, worked as a wine salesman, steelyard supervisor, soft-drink route supervisor, French interpretor for the highway department, health and beauty aids merchandiser, high school teacher, environmental planner, computer instructor, editorial assistant for a geological institute, actor, and had dengue fever in Kathmandu.</p>

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