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      A Dictionary of the English Language

      • A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, was published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson.
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  1. A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, was published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson. [2] It is among the most influential dictionaries in the history of the English language .

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  3. Samuel Johnson’s A Dictionary of the English Language. It was not until 1755 when Samuel Johnson produced A Dictionary of the English Language that the dialect of London became the official English standard. Johnson’s comprehensive dictionary took seven scholars eight years to complete.

  4. A Dictionary of the English Language, the famous dictionary of Samuel Johnson, published in London in 1755; its principles dominated English lexicography for more than a century. This two-volume work surpassed earlier dictionaries not in bulk but in precision of definition.

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  5. Apr 4, 2005 · Macaulay called it ‘the first dictionary that could be read with pleasure’ and it remained the dictionary of English until the great Oxford English Dictionary was completed in 1928.

  6. The earliest surviving single language dictionary is a Chinese dictionary from around 300BC. The first dictionaries which included the English language were glossaries containing French, Italian, or Latin words along with definitions in English.

  7. Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language was first published April 14, 1828. April 14 is the anniversary of the publication of Noah Webster’s famous dictionary, which bore the deliberately patriotic title An American Dictionary of the English Language.

  8. May 26, 2016 · Noah Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1828. Wikipedia. It’s twilight time for printed dictionaries, whose word-filled bulk weighed down desks, held open doors and by turns inspired and intimidated writers searching for the perfect word.

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