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- | language = English ...ædia Britannica''''' ([[Latin]] for "British Encyclopaedia") is a general English-language [[encyclopedia|encyclopaedia]] published by [[Encyclopædia Britan94 KB (12,721 words) - 12:31, 19 September 2010
- ...ed in the 18th century, beginning with ''Lexicon technicum, or A Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences'' by [[John Harris (writer)|John Harris]] ( ...lopaedia'' were still popular, and despite the commercial failure of other English encyclopedias, Macfarquhar and Bell were inspired by the intellectual ferme61 KB (8,890 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
- | language = English [[Category:English-language encyclopedias]]3 KB (321 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
- ...Cyclopaedia'' was one of the first general encyclopedias to be produced in English. ...m 1708 through 1744). This was also by its title and content "An Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Explaining not only the Terms of Art, but8 KB (1,144 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
- ...last of a series of classical dictionaries edited by the [[English people|English]] scholar [[William Smith (lexicographer)|William Smith]] (1813–1893)2 KB (335 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
- ...collected from every source and intended to supersede the use of all other English books of reference''" was published in [[Perth, Scotland]] by [[C. Mitchel ...for the arrangement of Geography into [[Gazetteers]], or of Biography into Dictionaries, how many days might be occupied in ascertaining the site of a city, or the5 KB (846 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
- ...ing to the [[Authorized Version|Authorized]] and [[Revised Version|Revised English Version]]s." Articles were written "on names of all Persons and Places, on [[Category:Bible dictionaries]]2 KB (361 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
- ...liam C. Piercy]] and [[Henry Wace]], [[Dean of Canterbury]] (1836-1924) in English language version, it is in the [[public domain]] as of 2004. The [[Christia [[Category:Biographical dictionaries by topic|Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century1 KB (202 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
- ...huge success, providing information often not included in more traditional dictionaries and encyclopedias. A revised and updated edition was published in 1896, sh [[Category:English dictionaries]]4 KB (636 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
- ...[[preface]] to justify his work, stating the irrelevance of English legal dictionaries to the American legal system of the United States. He wanted to create a to ...even in England. And there is a great portion which, though useful to an English lawyer, is almost useless to the American student. What, for example, have5 KB (706 words) - 12:32, 19 September 2010
- ...metimes English dictionaries translate ''кирза'' as ''kersey'' into [[English language]], which is a mistake, since [[Kersey (cloth)|kersey]] is quite a3 KB (386 words) - 09:08, 20 September 2010
- ...of Biological Microtechnique. London: Methuen.</ref> American and English dictionaries (Webster's, Oxford, Chambers etc) give the correct spelling, which is also ...ce.com/browse/fuchsin "Fuchsin"] ''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition,'' [[Houghton Mifflin Company]], via dictionary.co6 KB (846 words) - 12:13, 20 September 2010
- ...evier.com/retrieve/pii/S0140-6736(75)92847-0}}</ref> [[Medical journal]]s, dictionaries and [[style guide]]s remain divided on this issue. * [[Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome]] – [[Rupert Waterhouse]], an English physician, [[Carl Friderichsen]], a Danish pediatrician29 KB (3,290 words) - 20:05, 21 September 2010
- ...rican Heritage Dictionaries| title = Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Words That Come From Spanish| date = 2007}}</ref> ...lish, though they later appeared in French and in Spanish, probably due to English influence.<ref name=OED/>3 KB (503 words) - 21:11, 21 September 2010
- ...he word 'terrorism' in ''[[The Times]]'', possibly the first appearance in English. The excerpt reads: "There exists more than one system to overthrow our lib ...arch.com</ref> The word "terrorism" was first recorded in English-language dictionaries in 1798 as meaning "systematic use of terror as a policy".<ref name=com>Har70 KB (10,299 words) - 20:56, 26 September 2010