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Worcester Universal and Critical Die
ttonary Of the English Language.

Worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language
BY. K. WORCESTER, LII. ID.
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The execution of this Dictionary fully answers
to its title. The VOCABULARY is probably more
comprehensive than that Of all preceding English
Dictionaries united. Constant reference Is made to
AUTHORITIES with respect TO words newly INTRO
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DEFINITIONS clear and exact, and those per-
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TON His system of Notation, which is easily un-
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of the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere met
with, together with his plan of exhibiting all the
best English authorities In relation to words differ
emily pronounced by different orthoepiss, gives to
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