The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-17
Worcoster's Universal and Critical Die
uonnTy OF the English Language


one uolume, sUo. Sieep, 1892 page,-Priee : 50
The publishers respectfully invite attention to the
following eminent testimony to the excellence OF
this standard dictionary.
The execution Of this Dictionary fully answers
10 its title The VOCABULARY is probably more
comprehensive than that of all preceding English
Dictionaries united. Constant reference Is made 20
AUTHORITIES with respect 20 words newly intro
duced, and care is taken 10 note such arc tcchn
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial, or vulgar The
DEFiSITioNs are clear and exact and those per
tanning 90 technical aud scientific terms are spe-
cially valuable 20 tho general reader The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on PRoNUNciA.
TioN. Ils systcun OF Notation, which Is cnsly un.
derrtood, and founded ON "A more complete analysis
OF the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere met
with, together with his plan Of exhibiting all the
bost English authorities ia relation 20 words differ
emily pronounced by different orthocpists gives 20
the work important advantages ~ a PrOnouncinC
Dictionary In opTnoopAPHy he has made no ar.
btrary changes, bot where usage is various and
huctuating, hc has aimed 30 be consistent, and 90
reduce % the same rules words Of similar forina.
ton. The insertion Of g Grammatical forms aud ia
hccuons OF words to n 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 Amcr-
uscs Of words intcrspcrscd through the volume.
give 10 this work much additional value. The r.,
pious Vocabulary Of Modern Geographical namcs.
with their pronunciation, and greatly enlarged
and improved edition OF Walkers Key 10 the pro.
nunciation Of Caasicaland Scripture proper nafues
important appcndsgcs TO the Dictionary.
Eighteen months have passed since this Dictionary
published; and its already extensive use both
among cultivated English readers, and men Of wide
learning, affords good testimony Of its merits We
and careful view Of tho present state Of our Ian
guage.
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