The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-21
worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionnry OF the English Language

By ]. Z. WoRcEsTER, LII. ID
| One ooiuns $40. sheep, 1882 pages-Frice 81 so
The publishers respectfully invite attention to tn,
following eminent testimony TO the excellence o
this standard dictionary.
The execution of this Dictionary fully answers
TO its title. The VOCABULARY is probably NOR,
comprehensive than that of all preceding Englisf
Dictionaries united Constant reference is made Il
AUTHORITIES with respect to words newly intro
duced and care is taken to note such as techni
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial, vulgar. Tht
DEFINITIONS arc clear and exact and those per
tanning to technical and scientific terms are spe
cially valuable to the general reader. The author
| has evidently bestowed great labor on PRoNUNcIA
| TIoN. His system Of Notation, which is easily un
derstood, and founded on a complete analysis
| of the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere me
with, together with his plan Of exhibiting all tn,
best English authorities in relation to words differ
emily pronounced by different orthoepists, gives u
| this work important advantages as Pronouncine
Dictionary. In oRTHoGRAPHy he has made no
| bitrary changes, but where usage is various ano
fluctuating he has aimed to be consistent, and t.
| reduce To the same rules words OF similar iorma
| ton. The insertion Of Grammatical forms and in
| hectlons OF words To much greater extent thar
| they given in other English Dictionaries, and
the short critical notes the photography, the pro-
| nunciation, the grammatical form and construc-
ton, and the peculiar, technical, local, and Ameri
can uses of words interpreted through the volume
| give 10 this work much additional value. The ca
| pious Vocabulary Of Modern Geographical names
with their pronunciation, and greatly enlarged
and improved edition of Walkers Key TO the pro-
nunciation Of Classical and Scripture proper names
are important appcndagcs TO the Dictionary
Eighteen months have passed since this Dictionary
was published; and its already extensive use, both
among cultivated English readers, and men of wide
learning affords good testimony OF It's merits. We
confidently recommend il as containing an ample
and careful view Of the present state Of our Ian.
guagc.
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Harvard University
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Bishop Of Pennsylvania
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Late Professor of Hebrew, &c, Harvard Uni
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