Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States |
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... Webster , with the The term " Americanisms , " as used in this Dictionary , may then be said to include the following classes of words : 1. Archaisms , i . e . old English words , obsolete , or nearly so , in England , but retained in ...
... Webster , with the The term " Americanisms , " as used in this Dictionary , may then be said to include the following classes of words : 1. Archaisms , i . e . old English words , obsolete , or nearly so , in England , but retained in ...
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... Webster , that " we rarely find a new word introduced into a language which is entirely useless , " for there are unquestionably thousands of words encumbering our dictionaries which might well be dispensed with ; yet there is no doubt ...
... Webster , that " we rarely find a new word introduced into a language which is entirely useless , " for there are unquestionably thousands of words encumbering our dictionaries which might well be dispensed with ; yet there is no doubt ...
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... Webster . Neither this nor the following word is to be found in the English dictionaries , except the recent one of Mr. Knowles . They are common , however , in professional books . Where he sues an executor , etc. , the plaintiff's ...
... Webster . Neither this nor the following word is to be found in the English dictionaries , except the recent one of Mr. Knowles . They are common , however , in professional books . Where he sues an executor , etc. , the plaintiff's ...
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... Webster . --- AMERICANIZATION . The act of rendering American , or of subjection to the laws and usages of the United States . AMONG THE MISSING . To be among the missing , is to absent one's self . If a person inquires if you are at ...
... Webster . --- AMERICANIZATION . The act of rendering American , or of subjection to the laws and usages of the United States . AMONG THE MISSING . To be among the missing , is to absent one's self . If a person inquires if you are at ...
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... Webster . - - TO APPRECIATE , v . a . To raise the value of . Webster . This sense of the word is not in any English dictionary except Knowles's , which is quite a recent work . Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money . - Ramsay ...
... Webster . - - TO APPRECIATE , v . a . To raise the value of . Webster . This sense of the word is not in any English dictionary except Knowles's , which is quite a recent work . Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money . - Ramsay ...
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