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Dr, WEBSTER'S DICTIONAR 



UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. 



FROM THE LIBRARY OF 



WILLIAM M. PIERSON. 

 GIFT OF MRS. PIERSON AND L. H. PIERSON. 



No. 



books ever published, are as follows : 



1. Completeness. It contains 114,000 

 words more by 10,000 than any other 

 Dictionary; and these are, for the most 

 part, unusual or technical terms, fur the 

 explanation of which a Dictionary is most 

 wanted. 



2. Accuracy of Definition. In this 

 department the labours of Dr, Webster 

 were most valuable, in correcting the faulty 

 and redundant definitions of Dr. Johnson, 

 which had previously been almost univer- 

 sally adopted. In the present edition all 

 the definitions have been carefully and 

 methodically analysed by W. &. Webster, 

 Esq., the Rev. Chauncey Goodrich, Prof. 

 Lyman, Prof. Whitney, and Prof. Gilman, 

 with the assistance and under the super- 

 intendence of Prof. Goodrich. 



3. Scientific and Technical Terms. 



In order to secure the utmost completeness 

 and accuracy of definition, this department 

 has been subdivided among eminent 

 Scholars and Experts, including Prof.Dana, 

 Prof. Lyman, &c. 



4. Etymology. The eminent philo- 

 logist, Dr. C, F. MAHN, has devoted five 

 years to perfecting this department. 



The Volume contains 1576 pages, more than 3000 Illustrations 



5. The Orthography is based a? 

 possible on Fixed Principles. In a 

 of doubt an alternative spelling is 



6. Pronunciation. This has b< 

 trusted to Mr. W. G. WEBSTER a 

 WHEELER, assisted by other schola 

 pronunciation of each word is indie 

 typographical signs, which are ex 

 by reference to a KEY printed at th< 

 of each page. 



7. The Illustrative Citation? 



labour has been spared to eniboc 

 quotations from standard authors 

 throw light on the definitions, 

 sess any special interest of tho 

 language. 



8. The Synonyms. These ar 

 joined to the words to which they 

 and are very complete, x 



9. The Illustrations, which excee< 

 are inserted, not for the sake of on 

 but to elucidate the meaning oi 

 which cannot be satisfactorily w 

 without pictorial aid. 



and 



for One Guinea. It will be found, on comparison, to be one of the c 

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