The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-20
Norcester's Universal and Critical Die
tIonary OF the English Language.
ByJ. .E. WoRcEsTER. IL


One UoIume, 500. sheep, 1882 pagss-Prfes S35 50
The publishers respectfully invite attention to the
following eminent testimony tothe excellence oil
this5tandard 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 ismade TO
AUTHORITIES with respect TO words newly intro
duced and care is taken TO note such as aretechnl
call foreign, obsolete, provincial, or vulgar. The
DEFINITIONS clear and exact, and those per-
tanning TO technical and scientific terms spG-
cialy valuable to the general reader. The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on PRoNUNoIA-
TIoN. His system of Notation, which is 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 authorities in relation to words differ
emily pronounced by different orthoepists, gives to
this work important advantages as Pronouncing
Dictionary. In oRrHooRAPHY he has made no ar
bitrary changes, bat where usage is various and
huotuating he has aimed TO be consistent, and TO
reduce To the same rules words ol similar torma-
ton. heinsertion of forms and in-
| fiections ol words to much grcatec extent than
they are gwen IN other English Dictionaries, and
the short critical notes the photography the pro-
| nunciation, the grammatical form and construc-
ton, and the peculiar, technical local. and Amcri-
can uses of ofwordsinterspersed through the volume,
give 20 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-
are important appendages to the Dictionary.
Eighteen months have passed since this Dictionary
published; and its already extensive use, both
among cultivated English readers, and men of wide
| learning affords good testimony ofits merits. We
confidently recommend it as containing ample
and careful view ofthe present state OF our lam
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