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Adrian Room (1933–2010)

Autor von Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable

67+ Werke 1,067 Mitglieder 8 Rezensionen

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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.

Beinhaltet die Namen: A Room, Room Adrian, Adarian Room, ed. Brewer; Adrian Room, Adrian (eds) Brewer; Room

Werke von Adrian Room

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

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Gebräuchlichste Namensform
Room, Adrian
Geburtstag
1933-09-27
Todestag
2010
Geschlecht
male
Nationalität
UK
Geburtsort
Melksham, Wiltshire, England
Organisationen
Royal Geographic Society (Fellow)

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MissJessie | Oct 16, 2013 |
Dictionary of true etymologies von 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 von 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 von 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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