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A New Dictionary of Eponyms

A New Dictionary of Eponyms offers detailed descriptions of the history of countless eponyms, from the origins of the word bikini to the origins of that cafeteria staple, the Salisbury steak.

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boycott
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braille
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Brill
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brougham
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Buddhism
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