Johnson's Dictionary

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Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486168131
Total Pages : 482 pages
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Download or read book Johnson's Dictionary written by Samuel Johnson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-13 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written virtually single-handedly over a seven-year period by a revered dean of English letters, Johnson’s Dictionary first appeared in 1755. A remarkable monument to the vigor and variety of our language and to the genius of its author, it served as the standard dictionary for more than 150 years and formed the basis for all subsequent English dictionaries. This modern version reduces the original 2,300 pages of definitions and literary examples to a more manageable length, retaining the verbal pleasure and historical curiosity of the original. It features many entries that can no longer be found in most modern dictionaries, with intriguing definitions and examples of usage in the literature of Johnson’s time.

Defining the World

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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 9781429928946
Total Pages : 304 pages
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A Dictionary of the English Language

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Total Pages : 848 pages
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The English Dictionary from Cawdrey to Johnson, 1604-1755

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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027245444
Total Pages : 434 pages
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 870 pages
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Anniversary Essays on Johnson's Dictionary

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521848442
Total Pages : 268 pages
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

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Publisher : Pantheon
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Total Pages : 488 pages
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A dictionary of the English language.

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Defining the World

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312426200
Total Pages : 308 pages
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The Plan of a Dictionary of the English Language

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Total Pages : 44 pages
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Dictionary of the English Language

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Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
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Total Pages : 66 pages
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Historical Dictionary of the Kennedy-Johnson Era

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442237929
Total Pages : 490 pages
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Oxford English Dictionary

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195218893
Total Pages : pages
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A Table Alphabeticall of Hard Usual English Words (1604)

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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

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Publisher : Walker
ISBN 13 : 9780802714213
Total Pages : 656 pages
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A Dictionary of Hinduism

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Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 9780198610267
Total Pages : 400 pages
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A Dictionary of the English Language

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Total Pages : 1160 pages
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