The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-24
Wurcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionnry OF the English Language.

By J. E. WoRcEsrER, LII. ID
One volume. 500. SHEEP, 1892 pages-Price 50 so
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this standard dictionary.
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TO its title. The VOCABULARY is probably more
| comprehensive than that of all preceding English
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aurHoRrfiEs with respect 10 words newly intro
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CAL foreign, obsolete, provincial, or vulgar. The
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ANNEXATION OF CiassIcalan Scripture proper names
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