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A Dictionary of the English Language, Volume II (in Two Volumes) (Trade Paperback, 1755)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherCosimo, Inc.

ISBN-101646794648

ISBN-139781646794645

eBay Product ID (ePID)20057257904

Product Key Features

Number of Pages1088 Pages

Publication NameDictionary of the English Language, Volume II (in Two Volumes) : In Which the Words Are Deduced from Their Origin and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers to Which Are Prefixed a History of the Language and an English Grammar

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1755

SubjectDictionaries, Linguistics / Historical & Comparative

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorSamuel Johnson

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height2.1 in

Item Weight50.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Synopsis"Dictionaries are like watches: the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true." -Samuel Johnson, Johnson: Letter to Fransesco Sastres (1784) A Dictionary of the English Language Volume II (1825), originally published in 1755, was the first dictionary in the English language to provide detailed definitions and is still widely used to define the meanings of words of that time. Johnson's dictionary initiated the use of quotations, over 114,000, to give a more specific and clear definition of a word, citing authors such as Milton and Shakespeare. Compiled and researched over the course of over eight years by Johnson and his assistants, the dictionary is a reference for all who love language and history.