The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-05
Worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary of the English Language.
By J. E. WORCESTER, LII. D

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| AUTHORITIES with respect 10 words newly intro
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| DEFINITIONS are clear and exact, and those per
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cialy valuable TO the general reader. The author
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TON. His system of Notation which is easily I'M
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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 10 words differ
emily pronounced by different orthoepists gives 70
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reduce 70 the same rules words of similar forma-
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hectIons OF words TO a much greater extent than
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