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You would likely find a short, easy-to-understand definition of the word "vanquish" in an abridged dictionary of the English language. A legal dictionary would focus more on legal terminology and definitions as they relate to the law. An unabridged dictionary of the Latin language would provide detailed definitions of Latin words, not English words like "vanquish."
Do you mean a Webster dictionary? Webster's Dictionary refers to a dictionary of American English first developed by Noah Webster. Webster's first dictionary was ''A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language'' published in 1806. His greatest work, published in 1828, was ''An American Dictionary of the English Language''.
Yes they are all true definitions in the Encarta World English Dictionary.
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Robert Cawdrey (A Table Alphabeticall, 1604).Dr.Samuel Johnson, did not, contrary to popular belief, compile the first monolingual English dictionary, though his 1755 Dictionary of the English Language greatly influenced later lexicography.
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Different publishers and different versions have different totals.Answer:The Oxford Unabridged English Dictionary (the largest English-language dictionary) contains some 290,000 entries with some 616,500 word forms.
There are over 350,000 words in the English language, and the number continues to grow as new words are added. An online dictionary typically contains thousands of these words, along with their definitions, synonyms, and usage examples.
A Dictionary of the English Language was created on 1755-04-15.
The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language was created in 1847.
the definitions, pronunciations, and etymologies of words.
Samuel Johnson wrote A Dictionary of the English Language.