The republic., 1851-12-13
Worcester's UnIversnf and Critical Die
tionhry OF the English Language.
BYJ.E. WoRcEsrER, LII. d

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The execution Of this Dictionaryfullyanswer
to its title. The VOCABULARY is probably NOR.
than that of all preceding Englsl
Dictionarie united Constant reference is made TO
AUTHoRIrIEs with respect to words newly intro
duced, and care is taken to note such aretechni-
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 to the general reader. The author
has evidently bestowed great labor on rRoNuNciA-
TIoE. 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 diher.
emily pronounced by different orthoeplsts, gives
this work important advantages as Pronounclne
Dictionary. la oRTHooRAPHY he has made no ar
btrary changes, but where usagcis various and
huctuating, he has aimed to be consistent, and TO
reduce to the same rules words OF similar forIna-
ton. Theinserton Of Grammatical forms and in
dections of words to much greater extent than
they arc glven in other English Dictionaries, and
the short critical notes on the photography the pro-
nunclation, the grammatical form and construc-
ton, and the peculiar, technical local and Ameri
can uses of wordsinterspersed 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 Cassicaland Scriptureproper names,
are important appendsges to the Dictionary.
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among cultivated English readers and men of wide
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