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Samuel Johnson's dictionary : selections from the 1755 work that defined the English language by Jack Lynch is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
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Two volumes thick and 2,300 pages long, Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary, published in 1755, marked a milestone in a language in desperate need of standards. No English dictionary before it had devoted so much space to everyday words, been so thorough in its definitions, or illustrated usage by quoting from Shakespeare and other great writers. Johnson’s Dictionary would define the language for the next 150 years, until the arrival of the Oxford English Dictionary. Johnson’s was the dictionary used by
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- Author
- Jack Lynch
- Publisher
- Walker & Company
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780802714213
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Language Learning, Literary Fiction, Reference
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (45 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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