The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-01
Worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language


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The execution of this Dictionary fully answers
10 It's title. The VOCABULARY is uruLaLIy more
comprehensive than that Of all preceding English
Dictionaries united. Constant reference Is made to
AurHORlTlks with respect 10 words newly intro
duced, ana care taken 10 note such as IRE techni-
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DEFINITIONS are clear and exact, ana those per.
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TioS. Ills system Of Notation, which IL easily ui-
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vi the vowel sounds than We have elsewhere iu,t
with, together with his plan Of eShihtiug all the
best kngnsh authorities IN relation to words differ
entity pronounced by different Orthoepi-ts, givcs TO
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ton. The insertion ~ Grammatical forms aud in
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uon, and the peculiar, technical, local, and Amcr-
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pious Vocabulary OF Modern Geographical nance,
with their pronunciation, and greatly enlarged
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! Bishop of Pennsylvania
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