The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-20

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promulgated by the Aner7cas3 Pathological
Assoc.a .Eor. ard adopted by the American
Spelling Reform association, has been
usAst "a giving fhe pronunciation 81 words.
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great Historical dictionary OF the fhiso-
Iogseai Society OF England
Great care Aaz been exercised 90 syosS.
the recognition 81 needless neE terms
words coined by the caprice or mistaken
Jasgrnsn; of this or that author. \ COM
n1tssee OF representative scholars has
pas@ed upon neE literary words before
they were admitted into the dictionary.
The judgment Of the scientific specialists
has determined tire admission or reJec~
tien Of technical terms
The source OF q quotation used 10 verify
or illustrate the meanings Of words has
been 50 Indicated that IL can be easily
fouad-f1e name Of the author and the
title % the work. the voiBns. chapter.
and page. ard the. name Of the Publisher
and date of publication being eivsn
''Sto@k" dictionary quotations. that Ia.
Those that have done service 40 long In
dictionaries. have been discarded. with
few exceptions. ard this because other
a,so;attonk that serve the purpose as we'll
or better have been found often giving
authnrsty additional 30 THAI given Ia
other dictionaries for the use Of b word.
In the definitions speeIal pains have
been taken 10 make the work as thorough
as possible. by presenting exact and rs-
cent fnsaninws and distinctions, by giving
"a definite clue 20 the grsat DEPARTMENTS
and divisions OF knoss ledge. and py max
ing the gaa.ra definitions comprehensive
and exhaustive.
Each set OF words has been defined or
passed upon by a representative OF the
science or art, or of the handicraft. party,
or class, or religious deBaminatio TO
wSscn the terms respectively belong.
For the first time IN dictionary-making
an attempt has been made 10 reduce the
compromising OF words 10 a scientific sys-
the extraordinary confusion In literary
and photographic usage.
The pictorial illustrations have been
made especially for ;Als work. in accord
aHee With tho general rule that pictures
In dictionary should be definitiye OF the
Objects dictionary should not be
picture book yet this rule has been devil
aied from SO far as to permit the admis-
sion OF few pictures largely because OF
their historic or General cyciopsdic value
The drawing and engraving OF the illus
trai:ons have been ia harmony with the
general plan OF the dictionary. that OF
having the work OF each depart ment cora
mitted. 80 far Az possible. TO specialists.
An important feature ts the exact def
milton OF the six primary eoiors Of the
spectrum. Of which table viii be found
in Vol. H., containing the analysis of sew
eral hundred shades and tints now before
the public In various forms, many OF
which bear fancy names.
In The Post-inieliigeneer Office the new
dictionary has superseded the Century
The book Is sold only by subscription,
the slngie-voium~ edition in the cheapest
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