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About The Book: A Concise Dictionary of the English and Modern Greek Languages by Anthony Nicholas Jannaris offers a practical, accessible resource bridging English and Modern Greek. Designed for students, travelers, and scholars, the dictionary captures contemporary usage by focusing on how both languages are actually written and spoken in everyday contexts. It includes clear definitions, idiomatic expressions, and phonetic guides to support accurate pronunciation. Drawing on Jannaris’s deep expertise in Greek linguistics, this 1895 work serves as an important tool for language learners and translators, facilitating effective communication between English and Modern Greek speakers during a period of linguistic transition. About The Author: Antonius N. Jannaris (1852–1909) was a distinguished Greek linguist and philologist renowned for his contributions to the study of ancient and modern Greek. His most significant work, An Historical Greek Grammar (1897), is a monumental diachronic analysis of the Attic dialect, tracing its evolution from classical antiquity to the modern era using texts, inscriptions, and vernacular sources. He also authored A Concise Dictionary of the English and Modern Greek Languages (1895), bridging classical and contemporary linguistic studies. Jannaris’s scholarship is notable for its depth, historical range, and analytical rigor, making him a pivotal figure in Greek linguistic and grammatical studies. The Title 'A concise dictionary of the English and Modern Greek Languages: As actually written and spoken written/authored/edited by Antonius Nicholas Jannaris', published in the year 1895. The ISBN 9789368964766 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 469 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Dictionary. Size of the book is 21.59 x 27.94 cms.