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A compendious dictionary of the English language. [electronic resource] : 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 directions; and the definitions of many words amended and improved. : To which are added for the benefit of the merchant, the student and the traveller, I.--Tables of the moneys of most of the commercial nations of the world, with the value expressed in sterling and cents. II.--Tables of weights and measures, ancient and modern, with the proportion between the several weights used in the principal cities of Europe. III.--The divisions of time among the Jews, Greeks and Romans, with a table exhibiting the Roman manner of dating. IV.--An official list of the post-offices in the United States, with the states and counties in which they are respectively situated, and the distance of each from the seat of government. V.--The number of inhabitants in the United States, with the amount of exports. IV.--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries. / By Noah Webster, Esq
Bib ID 3742848
Format BookBook, OnlineOnline
Author
Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
 
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Description [New Haven] : From Sidney's Press, for Hudson & Goodwin, book-sellers, Hartford, and Increase Cooke & Co. book-sellers, New-Haven., 1806 
xxiii, [1], 408 p. ; 19 cm. 
Series

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 11831.

Notes

Copyright Jan. 15, 1806 by Noah Webster.

Text printed in two columns.

Errata note, p. 408.

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.

Cited In

Shaw & Shoemaker 11831

Skeel, E.E.F. Webster, 577

Reproduction Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 11831). 
Subjects English language -- Dictionaries.
Form/genre Dictionaries.
Place United States Connecticut New Haven. United States Connecticut Hartford.

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