The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-18
Worcester's Universal snd Critical Dio-
tionary OF the English Language.
BYJ E. WoRcEsrRR IL. ID


tionary OF the English Language.
By J. Z. WORCESTER, LII. d
One Uoiume, svo sheep, 1882 pagss-Pvies So so
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following eminent testimony To 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 to words newly intro
duced, and is taken to note such as are techni
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial, or vulgar. The
DEFINITIONS are clear and exact, and those per-
tanning to technical and scientific terms are spe-
cialy valuable to the general reader. The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on PRoSUNcA-
TON. His system of Notation, which Is easily I'M
derstood, and founded on more complete analysis
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 orthocpsts, gives to
this work important advantages as Pronouncing
Dictionary. In olraoeaAPny nc has made no ar,
fuctuating, he has aimed 10 be consistent, and TO
reduce TO the same rules words Of similar forma-
ton. The insertion Of Grammatical forms and in
they are 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 to this work much additional value. The CO.
pious Vocabulary Of Modern Geographical names,
with their pronunciation, and q greatly enlarged
nunciation Of Classical and Scripture proper names,
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