British philologist and lexicographer (1845–1923)

A new English dictionary on historical principles : founded mainly on the materials collected by the Philological society / edited by James A.H. Murray ; with the assistance of many scholars and men of science.

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A new English dictionary on historical principles : founded mainly on the materials collected by the Philological society / edited by James A.H. Murray ; with the assistance of many scholars and men of science.