DR. WEBSTER'S ENGLISH DICTIONARY. 



A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, intended 

 to exhibit: — 1. The Origin and the Affinities of every Engh'sh Word, 

 as far as they have been ascertained, with its Primary Signification, as 

 now generally established. — 2. The Orthography, and the Pronunciation 

 of Words, as sanctioned by reputable Usage, and where this Usage is di- 

 vided, as determinable by a reference to the Principle of Analogy. — 

 3. Accurate and Discriminating Definitions of Technical and Scientific 

 Terms, with numerous Authorities and Illustrations. To which are pre- 

 fixed. An Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History, and Connec- 

 tion of the Languages of Western Asia and of Europe, and a concise 

 Grammar of the English Language. 



By N. WEBSTER, LL.D. 



This Work will appear in 12 Parts, each consisting of 20 Sheets, form- 

 ing 2 vols. 4to. It is not a mere improvement on Johnson's Dictionary, 

 but an original work, the labor of 30 years, and contains 12,000 words 

 more than any other similar work. In respect to Etymologies and Affi- 

 nities, it supplies the grand desideratum in English Lexicography. 



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The Proprietors of Dr. Webster's English Dictionary have pur- 

 chased from the family of the late Rev. Jonathan Boucher, Vicar of 

 Epsom, the valuable and voluminous MSS. which he had, during the last 

 fourteen years of his life, prepared for a " GLOSSARY of PROVIN- 

 CIAL and ARCH^OLOGICAL WORDS," intended as a Supple- 

 ment to Dr. Johnson's Dictionary: and they mean to publish these MSS. 

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 tionary. The larger portion of the MSS. is in a state fit for publica- 

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 of Dr. Webster's English Dictionary, which will contain all the 

 technical and scientific definitions of the Quarto Work, but without the 

 copious etymological matter, which will not be required by general readers 

 for ordinary purposes. A multitude of Words collected by the Editor, 

 will be inserted; and also a large collection of Archaic Terms from 

 the MSS. of the late Rev. Jonathan Boucher. 



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