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A Dictionary of the English Language - Wikipedia

A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, was published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson. ... It is among ...

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A Dictionary of the English Language | Definition & Facts | Britannica

A Dictionary of the English Language, the famous dictionary of Samuel Johnson, published in London in 1755; its principles dominated English ...

A Dictionary of the English Language | SAMUEL JOHNSON

Published on 15 April, 1755, in an edition of 2000 copies, it is estimated that slightly more than half survive. JOHNSON, SAMUEL. A Dictionary of the English ...

A dictionary of the English language : in which the words are ...

A dictionary of the English language : in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by ...

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1785)

Volume 1 of the 6th edition of Samuel Johnson's epic achievement A Dictionary of the English Language, published a year after his death in ...

A Dictionary of the English Language 2 vols. | Samuel Johnson

Johnson's dictionary is one of the most famous reference works in history. "The dictionary took just over eight years to compile, required six helpers, and ...

Johnson's Dictionary - University of Glasgow

This month we take a look at what is widely believed to be the first modern English dictionary, Samuel Johnson's A dictionary of the English Language: in ...

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Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson

The preface outlines the challenges and philosophical considerations of defining a language that is both rich and changing over time. In this preface, Johnson ...

A Dictionary of the English Language. - Peter Harrington

Third edition of the most famous of all dictionaries, following the first edition of 1755, in the same imposing double-folio format as its predecessor. The ...

A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are ...

First complete American edition, 2 volumes, thick quartos, complete with the half-titles and the engraved frontis portrait of Johnson after Reynolds.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Defining the English Language

Jack Lynch, professor of English at Rutgers University, discusses Samuel Johnson's Dictionary. Two volumes thick and 2300 pages long, ...

A Dictionary of the English Language, Volume 1 - Google Books

A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ... Samuel Johnson Full ...

An American Dictionary of the English Language | Noah Webster ...

An American Dictionary of the English Language, (1828), two-volume dictionary by the American lexicographer Noah Webster. He began work on it in 1807 and ...

The lexicographic history of Great Britain | Britannica

Learn about the history of the dictionary, from Dr. Samuel Johnson's dictionary of the English language to the Oxford English Dictionary.

American Heritage Dictionary - Search

The much-anticipated Fifth Edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language is the premier resource about words for people who seek to ...

A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, in Which the Words ...

The most amazing, enduring and endearing one-man feat in the field of lexicography (PMM). Begun in 1747 and printed over five years.

Pirages | Webster. American Dictionary Of The English Language ...

This is an unusually fine copy of perhaps the all-time greatest American bestseller, one of the most famous and best-loved books ever to originate in the ...

A Dictionary of the English Language in 2 vols. | Samuel Johnson

A Dictionary of the English Language (in 2 vols.) London: W. Strahan, 1755. First edition. Two large folio volumes (16 5/8 x 9 7/8 inches; 422 x 251 mm.). ...