The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-25
Worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language.
BY J. E. WORCESTER, LII. d

By }. 4. w oRcEsTER, LII. ID
One volume, spo sheep, 1882 pages-Prics s3 so
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The execution Of this Dictionary fully answers
10 its title. The VOCABULARY is probably more
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AUTHORITIES with respect 10 words newly intro
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DEFINITIONS are clear and exact, and those per-
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