The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-06
Woreester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language

BY j. +. WORCESTER, LII. ID
One ooitns, Sro sheep, 1882 pages-Prics SO so
The publishers respectfully invite attention 10 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
comprehensive than that Of all preceding English
Dictionaries united. Constant reference is made 20
AUTHORITIES with respect TO words newly intro
duced, and is taken 10 note such techni-
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial, or vulgar. The
DEFINITIONS are clear and exact, and those pcr-
tanning TO technical and scientific terms spc-
cially valuable to the general reader. The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on PROVINCIAL
TON. 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 his plan Of exhibiting all the
best English authorities in relation 10 words differ
emily pronounced by different orthoepists, gives 10
this work important advantages as a Pronouncing
Dictionary. In oRTHooRAPHy he has made ar
bitrary changes, but where usage is various and
huctuating, he has aimed TO be consistent, and 20
reduce TO the same rules words OF similar forma-
ton The insertion Of Grammatical forms and i'm
Elections OF words TO much greater extent than
they are given in other English Dictionaries, and
the short critical notes the orthography the pro-
nunciation, the grammatical form and construc-
tion and the peculiar, technical local. and Ameri-
can uses Of words interpreted through the volume,
give 70 this work much additional value. The CO
pious Vocabulary Of Modern Geographical names.
with their pronunciation, and greatly enlarged
and improved edition Of Walkers Key 70 the pro-
nunciation Of Classical and Scripture proper narnes
are important appendages 70 the Dictionary.
Eighteen months have passed since this Dictionary
was published; and it's already extensive use, both
among cultivated English readers, and men Of wide
learning, affords good testimony Of lie merits We
confidently recommend Il as containing an ample
and careful view Of the present state of our Ian
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