An edition of A dictionary of the English language (1747)
A dictionary of the English language
in which the words are deduced fromtheir 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.
By Samuel Johnson
Publish Date
1828
Publisher
Joseph Ogle Robinson
Language
eng
Pages
418
Description:
A dictionary with more than 40,000 entries which was a primary reference source for scholars and writers of the 18th and 19th century.
subjects: English language, Dictionaries, Early works to 1800, Lexicography, Grammar, History, Anglais (Langue), Dictionnaires, British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900, Social history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Reference, 18th century, English, Engels, Lexikografie, Description and travel, Travel, Freer Gallery of Art, English language, dictionaries, Railroads, Management
Times: 18th century