{"product_id":"the-logodaedalians-dictionary-of-interesting-and-unusual-words-9780872496835","title":"The Logodaedalian's Dictionary of Interesting and Unusual Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): George Stone Saussy | III Saussy George Stone\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Alphabets \u0026amp; Writing Systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of unusual words defined and used in context from the works of myriad authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do wierd and wonderful words such as \u003ci\u003eoology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ephotic\u003c\/i\u003e (used by the likes of Nabokov and Beckett, Anthony Burgess and John Fowles) actually mean?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eabaxial\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ezoophiliac\u003c\/i\u003e--are clearly defined (with examples from major writers).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're in pursuit of \u003ci\u003efulgent logodaedaly\u003c\/i\u003e (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!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of South Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46893828898967,"sku":"9780872496835","price":2264.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780872496835.webp?v=1770319238","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-logodaedalians-dictionary-of-interesting-and-unusual-words-9780872496835","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}