The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-02
Worcester UNIVERSAL and Critical Die
tIonary Of the English LRnguase.
BrJ. e. WoRcEsrER, IL. D

BY Z. WORCESTER, LII. ID
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The execution of this Dictionaryfully answers
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AUTHORITIES with respect to words newly intro
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best English authorities IA relation to words differ
emily pronounced by different orthoepsts, gives to
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Dictionary. In oRTHoGRAPHY he has made no
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iections Of words to much greater extent than
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