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Worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language.

tionary or the English Language
By J. Z. WORCESTER, LII. ID.
One volume, SUo sheep, 1882 pages-Frice " 90.
The publishers respectfully invite attention to the
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this standard dictionary.
The execution of this Dictionary fully answers
TO its title. The VOCABULARY is probably more
comprehensive than that of all preceding English
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AUTHORITIES with respect To words newly intro
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DEFiSiTIoNs are clear and exact, and those per-
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Of the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere met
with together with his plan Of exhibiting all the
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emily pronounced by different orthoepists, gives TO
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