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(DICTIONARY.) Alexander, Caleb. The Columbian Dictionary of the English Language: in which Many New Words, peculiar to the United States... are
(DICTIONARY.) Alexander, Caleb. The Columbian Dictionary of the English Language: in which Many New Words, peculiar to the United States... are inserted. 556 pages (with an error in pagination, omitting pages 445-448). Square 12mo, contemporary sheep, worn, loss to backstrip; foxed, lacks front free endpaper, scattered minor worming; owner's signature on title and pastedown. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1800
- Notes: the first comprehensive dictionary published in the united states, with over 30,000 entries, preceding Webster's Dictionary by 28 years. This dictionary is also noted for the first appearance of definitions of distinctly American words, including "Yanky" and "Minute Man," as well as American spellings of words such as "color" and "honor." OCLC locates 6 copies. Evans 36792.
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