The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-10
Worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language.
By J. L. WORCESTER, Ii

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The publishers respectfully invite attention to IT,,
following eminent testimony 10 the excellence of
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
Dictionaries united. Constant reference is made to
AUTHORITIES with respect 90 words newly intro
duced, and care is taken 10 note such are tcchui
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial or vulgar The
DEFINITIONS clear and exact, and those per
tanning TO technical and scientific terms are spc
cially valuable 10 the general reader. The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on PRoNUNCIA-
TioN. His system of Notation, which is easily un-
dcrstood, and founded on more complete anal yss
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 orthOcpists qiycs To
this work important advantages as n Pron0uncing
Dictionary. In oRTHoGRAPHY he has made no ar.
bitrary changes, but where usage il various and
fuctuating, he has aimed to be consistent, and 10
reduce 10 the same rules words of similar fOrna-
ton The insertion Of Grammatical forms and in
Elections OF words 10 a much greater extent than
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the short critical notes the photography the pro-
nunciaton, the grammatical form and construc-
ton, and the peculiar, technical, pcal, and Amcr
can uses Of words interpreted through the volume
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pious Vocabulary Of Modern Geographical names
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arc important appcndagcs 60 the Dictionary.
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