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		Image from Amazon.com	Exploring medical language : a student-directed approach / Myrna Weber LaFleur, Winifred K. Starr by LaFleur, Myrna Weber Starr, Winifred K Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, 1985 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: R123 L334E. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	A comprehensive etymological dictionary of the English language [electronic resource] : dealing with the origin of words and their sense development thus illustrating the history of civilization and culture. by Klein, Ernest, 1899-1983 Edition: Unabridged, one vol. ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Amsterdam : Elsevier Pub. Co., 2003 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Dictionary of word origins / John Ayto by Ayto, John Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Bloomsbury, 1990 Availability: Items available for reference: BU Library and Learning Space: Not for loan (1)Call number: REF PE1580 A976D. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Webster's word histories by Mish, Frederick C., ed Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Springfield, Mass. : Merriam-Webster, 1989 Availability: Items available for reference: BU Library and Learning Space: Not for loan (1)Call number: REF PE1580 M573W. Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	Studies in words / by C. S. Lewis. by Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963 [author] Edition: Second edition Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014 Availability: Not available: Checked out (1). Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Word for word : make the right choice get the right meaning / Stewart Clark, Graham Pointon by Clark, Stewart Pointon, Graham Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 2003 Availability: Items available for reference: BU Library and Learning Space: Not for loan (1)Call number: REF PE1580 C527W. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	America in so many words [electronic resource] : words that have shaped America / David K. Barnhart and Allan A. Metcalf. by Barnhart, David K Metcalf, Allan A Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1997 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	English words : structure, history, usage / Francis Katamba by Katamba, Francis, 1947- Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Routledge, 2005 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PE1571 K372E 2005. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	Words of the world : a global history of the Oxford English dictionary / Sarah Ogilvie. by Ogilvie, Sarah Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2013 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PE1617.O94 O344W 2013. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	English words : history and structure / Robert P. Stockwell and Donka Minkova by Stockwell, Robert P Minkova, Donka, 1944- Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2003 Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)