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a Merriam Webster

English technological and scientific; adapted to the present state of literature science and art; on the basis of Webster's English Dictionary comprising all words purely English

in which the words are deduced from their originals; and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers together with a history of the language and an English grammar

or A more compleat universal etymological English dictionary than any extant Illustrated with near five hundred cuts Likewise a collection and explanation of English proverbs; also of words and phrases us'd in our ancient charters statutes Also mythology To which is added a collection of proper names of persons and places in Great-Britain &c

intended to exhibit I The origin affinities and primary signification of English words as far as they have been ascertained II The genuine orthography and pronunciation of words according to general usage or to just principles of analogy III Accurate and discriminating definitions with numerous authorities and illustrations To which are prefixed an introductory dissertation on the origin history and connection of the languages of Western Asia and of Europe and a concise grammar of the English language

or A general English dictionary comprehending a briefbut emphatical and clear explication of all sorts of difficult wordsthat derive their original from other ancient and modern languagesTo which is addeda large collection of words and phrasesas well Latin as Englishmade use of in our ancient statutes old recordscharacters besides an interpretation of the proper names of men and womenand several other remarkable particulars

in which the words are deduced from their originals 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

In which five thousand words are added to the number found in the best English compends; the orthography is in some instances corrected; the pronunciation marked by an accent or other suitable direction; and the definitions of many words amended and improved To which are added for the benefit of the merchant the student and the traveller I--Tables of the moneys of most of the commercial nations in the world II--Tables of weights and measures ancient and modern III--The divisions of time among the Jews Greeks and Romans IV--An official list of the post-offices in the United States V--The number of inhabitants in the United States with the amount of exports IV [!]--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries

With an appendix containing various useful tables Mainly abridged from the latest edition of the quarto dictionary of Noah Webster