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WEBSTER'S COMPLETE DICTIONARY 



OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND GENERAL BOOK 

 OF LITERARY REFERENCE. With 3000 Illustrations. Tho- 

 roughly revised and improved by CHAUNOEY A. GOODBICH, D.D., 

 LL.D., and NOAH POBTKB, D.D., of Yale College. 



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Besides the matter comprised in the WEBSTER'S GUINEA DICTIONABY, this 

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 been spared to make it a complete Literary Reference-book : 



A Brief History of the English Lan- 

 guage. By Professor JAMES HADLSY. 

 This Work shows the Philological Rela- 

 tions of the English Language, and traces 



. tbe progress and influence of the causes 

 which have brought it to its present con- 

 dition. 



Principles of Pronunciation. By 

 Professor GOODRICH and W. A. WHTOBLEB, 

 MJL Including a Synopsis of Words 

 differently pronounced by different au- 

 thorities. 



A Short Treatise on Orthography. 

 By ABTHUK W. WRIGHT. Including a 

 Complete List of Words that are spelt in 

 two or more ways. 



An Explanatory and Pronouncing 

 Vocabulary of the Names of Noted Fic- 

 titious Persons ancf Places, Ac, By W. A. 

 WHEELER, M.A. This Work includes not 

 only persons and places noted in Fiction, 

 whether narrative, poetical, or dramatic, 

 but Mythological and Mythical names, 

 names referring to the Angelology and De- 

 monology of various races, and those 

 found in the romance writers; Pseu- 

 donyms, Nick-names of eminent persons 

 and parties, &c., &c. In fact, it is best 

 described as explaining every name which 

 is not strictly historical. A reference IB 

 given to the originator of each name, and 

 where the origin is unknown a quotation 

 is given to some well-known writer in 

 which the word occurs. 



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A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Scrip- 

 ture Proper Names. By W. A. WHEELER, 

 M.A. Including a List of the Variations 

 that occur in the Douay version of the 

 Bible. 



A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Greek 



and Latin Proper Names. By Professor 

 THAOHER, of Yale College. 



An Etymological Vocabulary of Mo- 

 dern Geographical Names. By the Rev. 

 C. H. WHEELKR. Containing : i. A List 

 of Prefixes, Terminations, and Formative 

 Syllable* in various Languages, with then- 

 meaning and derivation ; u. A brief List 

 of Geographical Names (not explained by 

 the foregoing List), with their derivation 

 and signification, all doubtful and obscure 

 derivations being excluded. 



Pronouncing Vocabularies of Modern 

 Geographical and Biographical Names. 

 By J. THOMAS, MJD. 



A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Com- 

 mon English Christian Names, with their 

 derivations, signification, and diminutives 

 (or nick-names), and their equivalents in 

 several other languages. 



A Dictionary of Quotation*. Selected 

 and translated by WILLIAM G. WEBSTKK. 

 Containing all Words, Phrases, Proverbs, 

 and Colloquial Expressions from the 

 Greek, Latin, and Modern Foreign lan- 

 guages, which are frequently met with in 

 literature and conversation. 



A New Biographical Dictionary of 



upwards 9700 Names of Noted Perrons. 

 Ancient and Modern, Including many now 

 living -giving the Name, Pronunciation, 

 Nationality, Profession, and Date of Birth 

 and Death. 



A List of Abbreviations, Contrac- 

 tions, and Arbitrary Signs used in Writing 

 and Printing. 



A Classified Selection of Pictorial 



Illustrations (70 pages). With referencea 

 to the text. 



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