The republic., 1851-04-17
WOrccster's Universal and Critical Dc
tiOnary OF tho English Language.
RYJ e. WoRcYsrrR. LII d

BYJ. E. WoRCEsrER, LII.
One volums, SUo. sheep, 1892 pages-Prics s. SO
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comprehensive than that of all preceding English
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AUrHoRIrIEs with respect to words newly intro
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cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial, or vulgar. The
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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 to words differ
emily pronounced by different orthOepists, gives to
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