The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-06
Worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language.
By J. e. WORCESTER, Ii. d

by j T. WORCESTER, LII. ~
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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 10
AUTHORITIES with respect TO words newly intro
duced, and is taken to note such as techni-
CAL foreign, obsolete, provincial, or vulgar. The
DEFINITIONS are clear and exact, and those per
tanning TO technical and scientific terms spe-
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OF the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere met
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Dictionary. In oRrHoGRAPHy he has made no ar
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