The republic., 1851-02-15
Worccster's Universal and Critical Die
tionary OF the English Language.
ByJ z. WORCESTER, 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 to
AUrHoRITIEs with respect to words newly intro
duced and care is taken to note such are techn-
cal, foreign, obsolete, provincial, or vulgar. The
DEFINITIONS are clear and exact, and those per-
tanning to technical and scientific terms spc-
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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 orthocpiss, gives to
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Dictionary. In oRTHoeRAPHY he has made no ar
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reduce TO tho same rules words of similar forma
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and improved edition of Walkers Key to the pro-
nunciation Of Classicaland Scripture proper names
are important appendagcs to the Dictionary
Eighteen months have passed since this Dictionary
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and careful view of the present state OF our Ian
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Professor Of Sacred Literature,
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President of Williams College, Mass
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Harvard University.
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