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An American Dictionary
Genzmer, George | October 31, 1936 issue

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Reading page by page the first fascicle of the book "A Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles," edited by William Craigie and James R. Hulbert one realizes gradually that the work before him is not only a great achievement in lexicography but one of the most memorable of all American books. Strong words about a mere dictionary and ridiculously inapplicable if William Craigie and his staff had been content to compile a bulkier rival to the several good dictionaries already available.

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DICTIONARY of American English on Historical Principles, A (Book); CRAIGIE, William; HULBERT, James R.; ENCYCLOPEDIAS & dictionaries; LEXICOGRAPHY; BOOKS
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