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It is not known how many words were in the first dictionary, the oldest being an English-Latin work dated 1538. In 1583 a 'general table of words was compiled by Sir Thomas Elyot. Number of words still not known. Robert Mulcaster compiled a dictionary in 1583 containing 8,000 words.
From what I have researched that is incorrect. Published in 1604, school master Robert Cawdry's Table Alphabeticall (yes it is spelled with two L's) is widely regarded to be the first true dictionary in English. It contained about 2,500 words and a brief definition for each.
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∙ 10y agoDr. Samuel Johnson was so enthusiastic about using the bombastic language, that once he had asked one of his friends for some snuff using this long sentence:
"Let me introduce the summits of my digits into your most odouriferous concavity and extract therein the pulverised atoms into my nasal promentory which give titilation into my olfactory nose." - 1757
Sender" Lionel Sirimanne
Samuel Johnson's dictionary, known as "A Dictionary of the English Language," contained around 42,773 words. It was published in 1755 and was a landmark work in the field of lexicography.
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∙ 9y agoThere were 40,000 words in Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language.
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A dictionary in every day use may contain 177,000 words. With scientific additions the book may contain up to 220.000 words and sometimes in excess of 500,000 wirds
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∙ 12y agoalmost 9 years...it was published April 1755, he got the contract in June 1746.
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∙ 12y agoSamuel Johnson wrote the English Dictionary on Aprill 15, 1755. A work of art it was.
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What words are on page 229 on a dictionary?
Each dictionary is different and it may contain different words. You should just flip through the dictionary and see for yourself what words are on page 229.
Where can you fInd words that contain both z and p?
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How many words does the Next Dictionary contain?
There are at least 228,132 words in the English Dictionary. This includes 47,156 words that are now obsolete but still included.
Why is the f word in the dictionary?
Because it is a word and dictionaries contain words and their meanings.
Is the f word in the dictionary?
Because it is a word and dictionaries contain words and their meanings.
Who invented the English dictionary?
The first English dictionary is credited to Samuel Johnson, who published "A Dictionary of the English Language" in 1755. Johnson's dictionary was a landmark work that helped standardize the English language.
How many words in a dictionary are there?
there are 404,567,898,887,444,000word in a dictionary
What is in dictionary?
A dictionary is a book that contains definition of modern words in a language. Some dictionaries contain pronunciation guides for the words as well. Some even provide synonyms and antonyms.
What scrabble words contain faj?
There are only two in the official scrabble dictionary: Fajita and Fajitas
Does an unabridged dictionary contain all of the words in the English language?
Probably not. There always seems to be a few words which can be found in one dictionary which are not found in others. What unabridged means is that the dictionary contains all the words which the dictionary writer wrote definitions for. An abridged dictionary contains only those words that an editor thought you would likely need to look up, and leaves out those which are extremely technical or obsolete.
Is a folder and a dictionary the same?
is it ek u foool hahahaha lol , there totally diffrent a dictionary contains words of phrases and a folder can contain documents and items
How was Samuel Johnson invented the first dictionary?
Samuel Johnson did not invent the first dictionary, but he is known for his influential work in creating one of the earliest comprehensive and authoritative dictionaries of the English language, titled "A Dictionary of the English Language" (1755). Johnson spent nearly nine years compiling and defining around 40,000 words for this landmark dictionary, which was a significant contribution to English lexicography.
