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1838 Noah Webster American Dictionary HUGE English

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1838 Noah Webster American Dictionary HUGE English Grammar Linguistics Lexicon

A rare and HUGE American dictionary by Noah Webster. This printing is an enlarged and revised reissue of the first edition from 1828. The name ‘Webster’ has become synonymous with dictionary over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely ‘American’ culture that was independent of British claim, he achieved this by creating this dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain.

This edition features a pronunciation key by Walker designed for classical pronunciation of classical Greek, Latin.

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WEBSTER, Noah

An American dictionary of the English language: exhibiting the origin, orthography, pronunciation, and definitions of words.

New York: N. & J. White, 1838.

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Collation: Complete with all pages

xxiii, [1], 1011, [1]

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