WEBSTER'S SECONDARY SCHOOL DICTIONARY

Full buckram, 8vo, 864 pages. Contaîning over 70,000 words^ with 1000 illustrations.

THIS NEW DICTIONARY is based on Webster's New International Dictionary and therefbre conforms to the best présent usage. It présents the largest number of words and phrases ever included in a school dictionary — ail those, however new, likely to be needed by any pupil. It is a référence book for the reader and a guide in the use of English, both oral and written. It fills every requirement that can be expected of a dictionary of moderate size. ^ This new book gives the préférence to fornis of spelling now current in the United States. In the matter of pronuncîation such alternatives are included as are in very common use. Each definidon is in the form of a spécifie statement accompanied by one or more synonyms, between which careful discrimination is made.

^ In addition, this dictionary includes an unusual amount of supplementary information of value to students: the etymology, syllabication and capitalization of words; many proper names from folklore, mythology, and the Bible; a list of préfixes and suffixes; ail irregularly inflected forms; rules for spelling; 2329 lists of synonyms, in which 3518 words are carefuUy discriminated; answers to many questions on the use of correct English constantly asked by pupils; a guide to pronunciation; abbreviations used in writing and printing; a list of 1 200 foreign worcfs and phrases; a dictionary of 5400 proper names of persoiiJ and places, etc.

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