Urdang, Laurence

Overview

Works:	164 works in 1,029 publications in 4 languages and 29,278 library holdings
Genres:	Dictionaries Terms and phrases Reference works Atlases History Chronologies Tables (Data) Reverse dictionaries Juvenile works Periodicals
Roles:	Author, Editor, Other, Adapter, ed, 072
Classifications:	PE1625, 423

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Laurence Urdang

The synonym finder by J. I Rodale( Book )

65 editions published between 1978 and 2000 in English and held by 2,254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains more than one million alphabetically-arranged synonyms grouped in related clusters

The timetables of American history by Laurence Urdang( Book )

32 editions published between 1980 and 2001 in English and held by 2,073 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is an encyclopedic timeline of American history. It covers history and politics, the arts, science and technology, and miscellaneous information. Many of Pearle's works are listed, and readers will see their wider historical context

The New York times everyday reader's dictionary of misunderstood, misused, mispronounced words by Laurence Urdang( Book )

34 editions published between 1968 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Allusions : cultural, literary, Biblical, and historical : a thematic dictionary by Laurence Urdang( Book )

19 editions published between 1982 and 1986 in English and held by 1,523 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Documents the metaphorical or symbolic use of over 8700 entries from sources including the Bible, Shakespeare, Dickens, Greek, Roman, Scandinavian and other mythologies, American, European, Eastern and other legends and folklore, music, the arts, industry, comics, motion pictures, television, radio, and culture in general. Includes everyday expressions, but excludes real people unless they epitomize a particular characteristic from the thematic category. Each theme includes examples from sources including authors, books, magazines, plays, operas, Supreme Court rulings, herbs and other plants, religions, religious sects and writings, movies, nursery rhymes, fairy tales, songs, rock groups, gem symbolism, etc

The Oxford thesaurus by Laurence Urdang( Book )

31 editions published between 1922 and 1997 in English and held by 1,503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Includes over 275,000 synonyms with example sentences and guides to precise synonym choice

-Ologies & -isms : a thematic dictionary by Howard G Zettler( Book )

26 editions published between 1978 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lexicon of English words used of and about theories, concepts, doctrines, systems, attitudes, practices, states of mind, and branches of science. Focuses on words containing the suffixes -ology, -ism, -ics, -graphy, -metry, -archy, -cide, -philia, -phobia, -mancy, -latry, et al., including derivative forms of these words

Picturesque expressions : a thematic dictionary by Laurence Urdang( Book )

16 editions published between 1980 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,272 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Twentieth century American nicknames by Walter C Kidney( Book )

8 editions published in 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains the nicknames of well-known people, miscellaneous items, roads, restaurants, government agencies, companies, other organizations, and equipment and weapons

The Random House dictionary of the English language by Jess M Stein( Book )

65 editions published between 1966 and 1983 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,000 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains over 315,000 entries with over 50,000 new words and 75,000 new meanings

Holidays and anniversaries of the world : a comprehensive catalogue containing detailed information on every month and day of the year ...( Book )

12 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 825 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On t.p.: A comprehensive catalogue containing detailed information on every month and day of the year

Dictionary of confusable words by Laurence Urdang( Book )

14 editions published between 1988 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 794 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Explains the distinction between analog and digital; iamb/dactyl/spondee/trochee; uninterested and disinterested; lee and weather, etc

Ruffner's allusions--cultural, literary, biblical, and historical : a thematic dictionary by Frederick G Ruffner( )

13 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 769 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"A thematic dictionary, with almost 13,000 allusion entries organized under 730 thematic categories. Thematic categories are presented in alphabetical order; each thematic category is followed a list of allusions, including definitions, origins (nationality and genre), and sources. Includes a bibliography and index"--Provided by publisher

Mottoes : a compilation of more than 9,000 mottoes from around the world and throughout history ...( Book )

7 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 762 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Names & nicknames of places & things by Laurence Urdang( Book )

18 editions published between 1986 and 1988 in English and held by 762 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This fascinating reference provides connotative definitions of 1,500 legendary, fictional, and real locales and landmarks worldwide - from Amazonia to Vatican City, from Atlantis to the Watergate Hotel, from the Black Hole to Calcutta to Westminster Abbey

Suffixes and other word-final elements of English : a compilation of more than 1,500 common and technical free forms, bound forms, and roots that frequently occur at the ends of words, accompanied by a detailed description of each, showing its origin, meanings, history, functions, uses and applications, variant forms, and related forms, together with illustrative examples, the whole uniquely arranged in reverse alphabetical order for ease of use, supplemented by a detailed index, in normal alphabetical order, containing entries for all of the foregoing( Book )

5 editions published between 1982 and 1998 in English and held by 667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Loanwords dictionary : a lexicon of more than 6,500 words and phrases encountered in English contexts that are not fully assimilated into English and retain a measure of their foreign orthography, pronunciation, or flavor( Book )

12 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 524 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Prefixes and other word-initial elements of English( Book )

11 editions published between 1983 and 1998 in English and held by 518 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Slogans( Book )

3 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contants: A collection of more than 6,000 slogans, rallying cries, and other exhortations

Mosby's medical & nursing dictionary( Book )

14 editions published in 1983 in English and Swedish and held by 486 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Explanatory definitions to terminology particularly useful to nurses, as well as other health professionals. Also includes eponyms, abbreviations, approximately 400 illustrations, a 32-page anatomy atlas, and 14 appendixes

Dictionary of advertising terms by Tatham-Laird & Kudner( Book )

36 editions published between 1977 and 1986 in English and held by 480 WorldCat member libraries worldwide