The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-17
worcester's Universal and Critical Die
uonnry OF the English Language.
By ]. E. WoRcEsrER, LII. D


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this standard dictionary.
The execution of this Dictionary fully answers
TO its title. The VOCABULARY is probably more
comprehensive than that of all preceding English
Dictionaries united. Constant reference Is made Il
AUTHORITIES with respect TO words newly intro.
duced, and care Is taken TO note such techni
CAL foreign, obsolete provincial, or vulgar. The
DEFINITIONS are clear and exact, and those per-
tanning TO technical and scientific terms are spe-
cially valuable 10 the general reader. The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on PRoNuNcIA-
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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 orthoepsts, gives Ia
this work important advantages Pronouncing
Dictionary. In oRTHoGRAPHy he has made no ar
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reduce To the same rules words OF similar lorna
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Elections of words 10 much greater extent than
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