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WEBSTER'S
NEW DACTAON ARR.

S. CONVERSE proposes to publish BY sub
scr,ption an AMERICAN DICTIONARY
of the English language. BIZ NOAH WEBSTER
L. l.. ID.
This Dictionary will contain such parts oil the
best English Dictionaries as are well executed
with the following Improvements;
l. Additional Words. The new words which
the great advances in the physca Sciences
within the last forty fifty years, have enricf.
ed the language, and which are not inserted
in Johnson's Dictionary, nor the late improved
edition by Todd, amount TO five CT Six thou
sand. These, with The particples and other
words added, will augment the vocabulary
with early twenty thousand words.
.. Precise and Iechaicat Definitions. The
Dictionaries hitherto published are almost ex-
clusvely translating dictionaries, III which ohe
word is defined by another that IS synehA-
nous, or nearly So Of this kind OF dlctioiia-
ries and lexicons, we have many OF great eA-
cellence. But if there is any dictionary OF
the English language, ct price which places
it within the means OF purchase winch teaeh-
ers in general possess, in which definitions are
sufficiently accurate, discriminating and tech-
meal, that work has not come TO The knowi-
edge of the author OF the proposed Dictiona-
ry. The precision OF definitions in this work
will, il is believed, supercede the necessity OF
a book OF synyms.
5. Additional Signifcation,. The sigpfica-
tons and distinct applications OF EnBiish
words, which are omitted by all the Il glish
photographers, and are inserted IN this work,
amount to between thirty and fifty thousand.
Many of these are among the most important
senses in which the words are used.
4. .Mzv genealogical Deductions and G6fni-
mites The obscurity which has rested ON this
subject, and which has brought it into discre-
dit, will be, in good degree, dlsslpated by the
authors researches, and etynology will be
made subseryient to the illustration not only
OF words, but of history. This part OF the
work is the result Of ten years examination,
and comparison OF the principal radical words
in the following languages the ChG'dee, Sg-
iaac, Hebrew, .4ra6ic, Samaritan, Etisopat, and
Per8ic, in Asia and Africa, and III Europe, the
Gaelic or H6emo- Celtic, .4nglO- Saxon, E';gfsh,
German, Dutch. SzoediSa, DANISH, Greek. Lutln,
Iahan, SPANISH, French, Russ, Gothic. etsh.
ana 4,moric. 1t is found that all these lat-
guages serve 10 illustrate each other and are
useful in calculating the English. A synopsls
of the principal words in the languages las
been complied, and will be published, # suia-
cient patronage can hereafter be obtained.
In the mean time, the results OF ,his labor,
which will appear in the Dictionary, will pr~-
sent, on this subject interesting views OF the
history and aifinties Of these languages, winch
have escaped the observation OF European
photographers,
S. i'he peculiar scriptural uses Of words,
most Of which are omitted by English authors
of dictionaries are explained and eaempiified,
g. The words beginning with arc ST paiat-
ed from those which begin with J, as are those
which begin with U from those which begin
with Y.
z. Obsolete words, and words of local use,
are noted as such, and the different apphca-
tons of words in England and i'll the United
States, are specified as far as they are known.
The obsolete words include all that have been
found in books from the age OF Cover, and
the law terms from the Norman French
| 8. The different signfcations or applica-
| tons of words, when not obvious and we'll
known, are illustrated by some short passage
from an author of reputation, or BY briet la
miliar sentence. Esvuplihcations, however,
are not multiplied under each definition, as
the most judicious scholars consider one ex-
ample as sufficient, and numerous extracts
from books serve only to swell the SIZE and
price OF dictionary. American writers of
reputation are placed on footing with Eng
| iish writers, and cited as authorities.
2. Many errors, which have escaped the no.
tice of all English photographers, are correct-
ed.
TO- Words Of irregular photography are
given, not only in the customary spelling, but
in letters which express the true pronuncla-
ton. This will be sufficient guide to the
pronunciation, without the Use Of key.
The publisher undertakes this work, with
full confidence that his efforts will be literally
encouraged by the literary and wealthy classes
of the community. 1t is work adapted 10
the wants and capacity of the man of business
as well as of the scholar. 1t is q work OF mag
ritude, and cannot be published without great
expense, and therefore it cannot be undertake
en- without liberal patronage. TO its pages
MIR. Webster has devoted from twenty to thir-
ty years of almost exclusive and laborions ap.
plicaton. Of the result OF this application,
the publisher submits the following opinions,
as expressed in letters addressed to himself,
from gentlemen whose names have long been
conspicuous TO the American public. The
work is .9ne,ical, and is to confer honor on
the nation, as well as on the learned and indie.
iatigable author. The communications are
inserted in the order of the dates.
TThen follow recommendations frem some
of the most distinguished literary characters
in the United States. -
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