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The Devil's Dictionary

The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce, consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The lexicon was written over three decades as a series of installments for magazines and newspapers. Bierce's witty definitions were imitated and plagiarized for years before he…

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Author
Ambrose Bierce
Genre
Reference, satire, humor
Publication date
1906
Publisher
Arthur F. Bird
Followed by
The Devil's Dictionary
Language
English

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related to Noteworthy editions · 123
The Devil's Dictionary → A-L, Adapted, Albert, Ambrose Bierce, Amereon, America, American Literature, Angus Calder, Appendices, Arthur, Athens, Barnes, Berlin, Bierce, Bierce's, Bird, Bloomsbury Publishing, Boone, Carey McWilliams, Charles Boni
related to Successors · 89
The Devil's Dictionary → Abbott, Ambrose Bierce, Aphorismus, Barry, Carter, Chamber's Gigglossary, Chambers, Collier, Contradictionary, CreateSpace, CrimethInc, Cultura, Cynical Classic, Das, Dennis Publishing, Derek, Devil's Bedside Book, Devil's Dictionary, Edizioni, Edmond Howell
related to Adaptations · 24
The Devil's Dictionary → Alexander, Alone, Ambrose Bierce, Baksa, Berkman, Composers Library Editions, Cynic, Dictator, Eulogy, Four, Gary, Helen, Heritage, Idiot, June, Kulesha, New York, Reality, Robert, Six
related to Book publication · 16
The Devil's Dictionary → Bierce, Bierce's, Co, Doubleday, Frivolous Definitions, Harry Arthur Thompson, I'm, November, On, Page, Post, Some Definitions, The, The Saturday Evening Post, Thompson, Thompson's
related to External links · 7
The Devil's Dictionary → Ambrose Bierce, LibriVoxThe Collected Works, Project GutenbergThe Devil's Dictionary, Standard EbooksThe Devil's Dictionary, The, VII The Devil's Dictionary, Vol
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The Devil's Dictionary → Ambrose Bierce
Followed by · 1
The Devil's Dictionary → The Devil's Dictionary
Genre · 1
The Devil's Dictionary → Reference, satire, humor
Language · 1
The Devil's Dictionary → English
Publication date · 1
The Devil's Dictionary → 1906

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The Devil's DictionaryPublication placeGreat Britain (first British edition)1.00infobox
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The Devil's Dictionaryrelated to AdaptationsBerkman0.60section
The Devil's Dictionaryrelated to AdaptationsAlexander0.60section
The Devil's Dictionaryrelated to AdaptationsJune0.60section
The Devil's Dictionaryrelated to AdaptationsWar Dictionary0.60section

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