A New Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, with Synonymes and Copious Tables Exhibiting the Pronunciation of Ancient and Modern Biographical and Geographical Names, Scripture Proper Names, Christian Names, Mythological Personages, Abbreviations, Phrases and Quotations from Foreign Languages, Weights, Measures, Coins, Etc., Prepared upon the Basis of the Latest Edition of the Unabridged Dictionary of Joseph E. Worcester, LL.D. [Worcester's New Academic Dictionary]

Worcester, Joseph E. [Emerson]

Published by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1888

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Two prelim pages (with sections containing the key to the sounds of the marked letters and remarks on the key) removed, large closed tear on following page, boards rubbed with some loss from corners, hinges neatly repaired by previous owner. 1888 Hard Cover. 687, [1] pp. Thumb-indexed, profusely illustrated. A contemporary of Noah Webster, Joseph Emerson Worcester was a lexicographer who also worked on Webster's Dictionary, but published several dictionaries and other reference works as well. He and Webster engaged in what are now known as The Dictionary Wars, in which Webster slung accusations of plagiarism, while Worcester maintained that his work was his own.

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• Title: A New Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, with Synonymes and Copious Tables Exhibiting the Pronunciation of Ancient and Modern Biographical and Geographical Names, Scripture Proper Names, Christian Names, Mythological Personages, Abbreviations, Phrases and Quotations from Foreign Languages, Weights, Measures, Coins, Etc., Prepared upon the Basis of the Latest Edition of the Unabridged Dictionary of Joseph E. Worcester, LL.D. [Worcester's New Academic Dictionary]
• Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company
• Publication Date: 1888
• Language: English
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 33 ounces