The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-18
Worcester Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language


one roiums spo. shsep, 1882 pages-Priee 80 so
The publishers respectfully invite attention TO the
following eminent testimony 10 the excellence Of
this standard dictionary.
The execution of this Dictionary fully answers
20 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 care is taken 20 note such tcchni-
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial, vulgar. The
DEFSITIoNs clear and exact and those per
tanning 10 technical and scientific terms arc spc-
cially valuable 20 the general reader The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on PRoSUNcIA-
TIoS. His system of Notation, which is easily un-
derstood, and founded on a more complete analysis
OF the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere met
with, together with hls plan Of exhibiting all the
best English Gkhorites in relation 10 words differ
emily pronounced by different orthoepists, gives TO
this work important advantages as a Prououucing
Dictionary. In oRTHoGRAPHY he has made no ar
HtTary changes, but where usage i various and
fluciuating, be has aimed 20 I've consistent, and 10
reduce " the game Tulcs words Of similar iorma-
ton. The insertion Of Grammatical forms and In
Elections Of words 10 a much greater extent than
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 Amcri-
can uscs Of words interpreted through the volume
give 10 this work much addtdoHl value. The &C.
pious Vocabulary Of Modern Geographical names.
with their pronunciation, and greatly enlarged
nunciation Of Classical and Scripture proper names,
arc important appcndages 10 the dictionary.
Eighteen months have passed since this Dictionary
was publishod and its already extensive use, both
among cultivated English readers, and men Of wide
learning, affords good testimony Of ia moriu. We
confidently recommend il az containing ample
and careful view Of the present state Of our Ian
guage.
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Mclean Professor Of Ancient and Modern
History, Harvard University.
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Justice Y. S Supreme Court, Ohio.
MOSES STUART, ID. ID.
Professor Of Sacred Literature,
Seminary, Andover, Mass.
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Abbot Professor Of Christian Tneoiogy, Theo-
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President Of Dartmouth College, N. II.
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President Of Amherst College, Mass
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President Of Williams College, Mass
EDWARD 4. CLAIMING, LII. ID.
Boylston Professor Of Rhetoric and oratory,
Harvard University.
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Professor Of Bellies Lettres, Harvard Uni
ALoNzo POTTER, D. D., LID.
SIDNEY WILLARD, A. M,
Late Professor Of Hebrew, &C, Harvard Uni
versity.
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President Of Geneva College, ~ Y
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Editor Of the North American Review.
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