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Proposal for the Publication of a New English Dictionary (Classic Reprint)

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Proposal for the Publication of a New English Dictionary (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Proposal for the Publication of a New English Dictionary II. Collectors are further requested to transcribe all passages falling under one or other of the heads following e. Passages which give an account of, or implicitly serve to mark, the first introduction of a word into the language, or first use of it in an entirely new sense. Passages which consciously discuss or unconsciously reveal the etymology of a word, or the rationale of a name. Passages which contain happy definitions or explanations. 0. Passages which serve to distinguish any word from the synonyms with which it is likely to be confounded, either by felicitous Opposition or by avowed discrimination; and which assign to each the province which is properly its own. C. Passages illustrating the earlier uses which words have now left behind them, and the successive modifications of meaning through which they have passed. [see Examples, p. Fornication is no mortal sin because there is no text of Scripture that saith so. N0 is? What means that then of Paul, Col. Iii. 5? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Release date NZ
October 29th, 2018
Pages
44
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
37 Illustrations; Illustrations, black and white
Publisher
Forgotten Books
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Imprint
Forgotten Books
Dimensions
152x229x2
ISBN-13
9781334425257
Product ID
26522286

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