The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-10
worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language
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one uolunns, svo. sheep. 1882 pages-Prics 8 30
The publishers respectfully invite attention 10 the
following eminent testimony 10 the excellence OF
this standard dictionary.
The execution Of this Dictionary fully answers
TO its title. The VOCABULARY Ia probably more
comprehensive than that of all preceding English
Dictionaries united. Constant reference ismadc 70
AUTHoRITIEs with respect 20 words newly INTRO
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial, or vulgar he
DEFINITIONS clear and exact, and those per-
tanning 10 technical and scientific terms are spe-
cially valuable to the general reader. The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on PRoNUNciA-
TIoN. His system of Notation, which is easily un-
derstood, ana 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 to words differ
emily pronounced by different orhoepiss, gives to
this work important advantages a. PrunuunCing
Dictionary. In oRTHooRAPhY hc has made no ar.
bitrary changes, but where usage u various and
huctuating, hc has aimed to be consistent, and TO
reduce to the same rules words Of similar iorna-
ton. The insertion Ot Grammatical forms and IN
hections Of words W much greater extent than
they are gwen in other English Di tionarles, and
the short critical notes the photography, the pro-
nunciation, the grammatical form and construc-
ton, and the peculiar, technical, local, and Ameri-
can uses of words ntcrspcrscd through the volume,
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pioup Vocabulary Of Modern Geographical names,
with their pronunciation, and greatly enlarged
and improved edition Of Walkers Key 10 the pro-
nunciatlon Of Classical and Scripture proper names,
are important appcndagcs TO the Dictionary
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among cultivated English readers, and men OF wide
learning, affords good testimony OF lts merits We
confidently recommend II AZ containing An ample
and careful view OF the present state of our Ian
guage.
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