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A new dictionary of the English language : containing, not only the explanation of words, with their Orthography, Etymology, and Idiomatical Use in Writing; but likewise, their orthoepia or pronunciation in Speech, according to the present Practice of polished Speakers in the Metropolis; which is rendered obvious at Sight, in a Manner perfectly simple, and principally new. To which is prefixed, a rhetorical grammar; In which The Elements of Speech in general, and those of the English Tongue in particular are analyzed; and the Rudiments of Articulation, Pronunciation and Prosody intelligibly displayed. By William Kenrick, LL.D.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Kenrick, W. (William), 1725?-1779.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
English language--Dictionaries.
English language.
English language--Pronunciation--Dictionaries.
Physical Description:
1 online resource ([8],viii,57,[1],[724]p. )
Other Title:
New dictionary of the English language
Place of Publication:
London : printed for John and Francis Rivington, William Johnston, Thomas Longman, and Thomas Cadell, MDCCLXXIII. [1773]
Notes:
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Cited in:
English Short Title Catalog, T114319.
OCLC:
642290944

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