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First Occurrence in the Bible (KJV): Lamentations 2:11. Websters Dictionary 1828 – Online Edition is an excellent reference for classical literature and Bible studies.
Noah Webster's famous dictionary, published in 1828, shaped what we now consider American spelling. But ultimately, the choice of which spellings to adopt is made in the most democratic way possible: by public use and acceptance.
Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language was produced during the years when the American home, church and school were established upon a Biblical and patriotic basis.
noah websters original 1828 edition of an american dictionary of the english language : mario pei : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. mario pei. Publication date. 1970. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. Volume. 2. Item Size. 2.7G.
In 1806, Noah Webster published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language . Then in 1807 he began working on an even more comprehensive edition, and in 1828 this was publihed as An American Dictionary of the English Language .
An American Dictionary of the English Language, (1828), two-volume dictionary by the American lexicographer Noah Webster. He began work on it in 1807 and completed it in France and England in 1824–25, producing a two-volume lexicon containing 12,000 words and 30,000 to 40,000 definitions that had.
Webster's Dictionary is any of the English language dictionaries edited in the early 19th century by Noah Webster (1758–1843), an American lexicographer, as well as numerous related or unrelated dictionaries that have adopted the Webster's name in his honor.
When Noah Webster ’s first edition of the American Dictionary of the English Language was published in April 1828, it held 70,000 words, 12,000 of which were making their first appearance in dictionary form.
Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1828. Wikipedia. It’s twilight time for printed dictionaries, whose word-filled bulk weighed down desks, held open doors and by turns inspired and intimidated writers searching for the perfect word.
To make Webster's monumental 1828 dictionary available at a more affordable price, this new edition has been carefully prepared in a proprietary compact format: All of the words, definitions,...