An edition of A compendious dictionary of the English language: In which five thousand words are added to the number found in the best English compends; the orthography is, in some instances, corrected; the pronunciation marked by an accent or other suitable direction; 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 of most of the commercial nations in the world ... II.--Tables of weights and measures, ancient and modern ... III.--The divisions of time among the Jews, Greeks and Romans ... IV.--An official list of the post-offices in the United States ... V.--The number of inhabitants in the United States, with the amount of exports. IV. [!]--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries. (1806)

A compendious dictionary of the English language.

In which five thousand words are added to the number found in the best English compends; the orthography is, in some instances, corrected; the pronunciation marked by an accent or other suitable direction; 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 of most of the commercial nations in the world ... II.--Tables of weights and measures, ancient and modern ... III.--The divisions of time among the Jews, Greeks and Romans ... IV.--An official list of the post-offices in the United States ... V.--The number of inhabitants in the United States, with the amount of exports. IV. [!]--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries.

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An edition of A compendious dictionary of the English language: In which five thousand words are added to the number found in the best English compends; the orthography is, in some instances, corrected; the pronunciation marked by an accent or other suitable direction; 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 of most of the commercial nations in the world ... II.--Tables of weights and measures, ancient and modern ... III.--The divisions of time among the Jews, Greeks and Romans ... IV.--An official list of the post-offices in the United States ... V.--The number of inhabitants in the United States, with the amount of exports. IV. [!]--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries. (1806)

A compendious dictionary of the English language.

In which five thousand words are added to the number found in the best English compends; the orthography is, in some instances, corrected; the pronunciation marked by an accent or other suitable direction; 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 of most of the commercial nations in the world ... II.--Tables of weights and measures, ancient and modern ... III.--The divisions of time among the Jews, Greeks and Romans ... IV.--An official list of the post-offices in the United States ... V.--The number of inhabitants in the United States, with the amount of exports. IV. [!]--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries.

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A compendious dictionary of the English language.: In which five thousand words are added to the number found in the best English compends; the orthography is, in some instances, corrected; the pronunciation marked by an accent or other suitable direction; 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 of most of the commercial nations in the world ... II.--Tables of weights and measures, ancient and modern ... III.--The divisions of time among the Jews, Greeks and Romans ... IV.--An official list of the post-offices in the United States ... V.--The number of inhabitants in the United States, with the amount of exports. IV. [!]--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries.
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A compendious dictionary of the English language.: In which five thousand words are added to the number found in the best English compends; the orthography is, in some instances, corrected; the pronunciation marked by an accent or other suitable direction; 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 of most of the commercial nations in the world ... II.--Tables of weights and measures, ancient and modern ... III.--The divisions of time among the Jews, Greeks and Romans ... IV.--An official list of the post-offices in the United States ... V.--The number of inhabitants in the United States, with the amount of exports. IV. [!]--New and interesting chronological tables of remarkable events and discoveries.
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Microfiche (negative) Louisville [Ky.] Lost Cause Press, 1978. 7 sheets. 10.5 x 14.8 cm. ([Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary ... ])

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