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Show Webster's Work on Dictionary Noah Webster began his preparation prepara-tion for his American dictionary of the English language In 1SU7 and published pub-lished It in ISS. Previous to 1S07 lie had published a speller and "A Compendious Com-pendious Dictionary" both of which were probably helpful in the new undertaking. un-dertaking. The American dictionary-contained dictionary-contained 111,000 more words and about 40,000 more definitions than had appeared in any Euglion d'etiucarj published before his. |