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The Devil's Dictionary

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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 gathered them into books, first as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906 and then in a more complete version as The Devil's Dictionary in 1911.

© 2026 Pharos Books (Ebook): 9789355460806

Release date

Ebook: 1 November 2026

Other editions

  1. The Devils Dictionary
    The Devils Dictionary Ambrose Bierce
  2. THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY
    THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY AMBROSE BIERCE
  3. Diccionario del Diablo
    Diccionario del Diablo Ambrose G Bierce
  4. The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
    The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce
  5. El diccionario del Diablo
    El diccionario del Diablo Ambrose Bierce
  6. The Devil's Dictionary
    The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce
  7. THE CYNIC'S WORD BOOK
    THE CYNIC'S WORD BOOK AMBROSE BIERCE
  8. The Devil's Dictionary: Enriched edition. A Sardonic Lexicon of Dark Wit, Cynical Humor, and Subversive Social Commentary
    The Devil's Dictionary: Enriched edition. A Sardonic Lexicon of Dark Wit, Cynical Humor, and Subversive Social Commentary Ambrose Bierce
  9. The Devil's Dictionary: Satirical Definitions of Everyday Words
    The Devil's Dictionary: Satirical Definitions of Everyday Words Ambrose Bierce

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