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Alpha to Omega
- Author
- Nicholas Humez
- Narrator
- Charles Constant
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 9 June 2026
- Run Time
- 5 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Originally published in 1981, Alpha to Omega is divided into twenty-four sections, each of which examines one letter of the Greek alphabet, looking at English words that come from Greek words beginning with the letter under discussion, and exploring the aspects of Greek culture behind the borrowed words. It also includes an examination of letters that were discarded from the Greek alphabet.
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- Author
- Nicholas Humez
- Narrator
- Charles Constant
- Duration
- 5 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9781696623414
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- Language teaching and learning
Synopsis
Originally published in 1981, Alpha to Omega is divided into twenty-four sections, each of which examines one letter of the Greek alphabet, looking at English words that come from Greek words beginning with the letter under discussion, and exploring the aspects of Greek culture behind the borrowed words. It also includes an examination of letters that were discarded from the Greek alphabet.
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