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By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search

Find the Meanings and Origins of Phrases and Idioms with Phrase Finder

Thursday November 17, 2005
The Phrase Finder is a an excellent way to find the meaning or origin of a phrase, saying, or idiom. Browse the A-Z Index, the Phrase Thesaurus, or look in the Phrase Finder Archive.

Related: Here's some more word-related Web searches:

  • Dictionary.com, a Dictionary Search Engine: Find word definitions, antonyms, synonyms, and more with Dictionary.com, a free online dictionary that searches over 20 different dictionaries.
  • Translation Sites on the Web: Have you found something online that you'd like to read, but don’t know how to read the language it’s presented in? Check out these translation sites and you're sure to find the answer, whether it's a French translation or a Klingon translation (seriously).

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December 1, 2008 at 12:13 am
(1) merisdsa says:

i want to find the meaning of origins but i can not find it o this was a good on you should read it

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