The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-19
WOrcester's Universal and Critical Die
ionary Oftho English Language,

BY T.. WORCESTER, LII. ID
One uOtums, Sop. sheep, 1892 pages-PricG $3.50
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The execution ofthis Dictionar fuilyanswer re-
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Dictionaries united Constant eferencc is made to
AuTHoRIrIEs with respect to words newly intro
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DEFINITIONS are clear and exact, and those per-
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TON His system of Notation, which is easily un-
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Of the vowel sounds than we have elsewhere met
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best English authorities in relation words
entity pronounced by different rthocpsts gives to
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