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1 Compendious Dictionary of the English Language 1806

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'OF THE

English

Language.

In which FIVE THOUSAND Words are.added
to the number found inthe BEST ENGLISH COMPENDS ;
The ORTHOGRAPHY is, in some instances, corrected;
The PRONUNCIATION marked by an Accent or other suitable Direction;
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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 ofmost of the
commercial Nations in the world, with the val-
ue expressed in Sterling and Cents.
I.-  TAB L E S of WEIGHTS and MEA-
SURES, ancient and modern, with the propor-
tion between the several weights used in the
principal cities of Europe.
III.-The DIVISIONS of TIME among th.
-Jews, Greeks and Romans, with a Table exhib-
iting the Rtoman manner of dating.

IV.-An official List of the POST-OFFICES
in the UNITED SPATES, with the States an-1
Counties in which they are respectively situa-
ted, and the distance of each from the s. of
Government.
V.-The NUMBER of INHABITANTS s
the United State., with the Imount of Ex-
PORTS.
IV.-New and interesting CHRONOLOGI-
CAL 'FABLES of remarkable Events and Dis-
coveries.

By NOAH WEBSTER, ESQ.
TO'X HUDSON & GOODWIN, BOOK-SELLERS, HARTFORD, AND INCREASE COOKE & CO.
BOOK-SELLERS, NEW-HAVEN.
1806.

REPRODUCTION BY PERMISSION OF THE BUFFALO & ERIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BUFFALO,
NEW YORK

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