The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-05
Worcester's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language.


BYJ. Z. WORCESTER, LII. d
One Uolpine, Suo. sheep, 1882 PGges-Priee s.
The publishers respectfully invite attention TO the
following eminent testimony to the excellence OF
thisstandard dictionary.
The execution of this Dictionaryfully answers
to its title The VOCABULARY is probably more
comprehensive than that of all preceding English
Dictionaries united. Constant reference is made TO
AUTHoRITIEs with respect to words newly intro
duced, and care Is taken TO note such as technl
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial, vulgar. The
DEFINITIONS clear and exact and those per-
tanning to technical and scientific terms are spe-
cially valuable to the general reader. The author
has evidently bestowed great labor PRoNuNcIA-
TIoN. His system of Notation, which ia easily un-
derstood, and founded on more complete analysis
of the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere met
with, together with his plan of exhibiting all the
best English authoritiesln relation to words differ
emily pronounced by different orhoepiss, gives to
this work important advantages as aPronouncing
Dictionary In oRTHoeRAPHy he has made no ar
bitrary changes, but where usage Is various and
huctuating, he has aimed to be consistent and to
reduce TO the same rules words Of similar iorina-
ton. The insertion of Grammatical forms and iD-
| lections Of words to a much greater extent than
they are given in other English Dictionaries, and
the short critical notes on the photography the pro-
nunciation, the grammatical form and con5truc-
ton, and the peculiar technical, local. and Amerl-
can uses of fwordsinterspersed through the volume,
| give to this work much additional value. The &C.
| piouS Vocabulary of Modern Geographical names
with their pronunciation, and greatly enlarged
and improved edition of Walkers Key to the pro-
nunciation of Classicaland Soriptureproper names,
are important aPpendages to the Dictionary.
Eighteen months have passed since this Dictionary
was pubished and its already extensive use both
among cultivated English readers, and men of wide
learning, affords good testimony of its merits We
confidently recommend it as containing ample
and careful view ofthe present state OF our Ian
| guage
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