A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language: 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.

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A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language: 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.

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Noah Webster (1758-1843)

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[S.l.]: From Sidney's Press, for Hudson & Goodwin, Hartford, and Increase Cooke & Co., New-Haven, 1806

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1806

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Noah Webster (1758-1843), “A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language: 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.,” Lehigh Library Exhibits, accessed December 4, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.lehigh.edu/items/show/4925.

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