A new dictionary of the English language containing, not only the explanation of words, with their Orthography, Etymology, and Idiomatical Use in Writing; but likewise, their orthoepia or pronunciation in Speech, according to the present Practice of polished Speakers in the Metropolis; which is rendered obvious at Sight, in a Manner perfectly simple, and principally new. To which is prefixed, a rhetorical grammar; In which The Elements of Speech in general, and those of the English Tongue in particular are analyzed; and the Rudiments of Articulation, Pronunciation and Prosody intelligibly displayed. By William Kenrick, LL.D.
- Kenrick, W. (William), 1725?-1779.
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- MDCCLXXIII. [1773]
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A new dictionary of the English language: containing, not only the explanation of words, with their Orthography, Etymology, and Idiomatical Use in Writing; but likewise, their orthoepia or pronunciation in Speech, according to the present Practice of poli
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London : printed for John and Francis Rivington, William Johnston, Thomas Longman, and Thomas Cadell, MDCCLXXIII. [1773]
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