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Certain readers are ever fond of rushing into print and obscuring the points at issue. Would Mr. Young [TIME, Oct. 5, LETTERS], tell me in what dictionary he found "bathysophical" ? I have searched in vain in Webster's, Stormonth, The Century, Concise Oxford, Pocket Oxford, and if I had access to the great Oxford I am not so sure that I should have found...
...Yearling", the CRIMSON's pet word for "Freshman", is defined by Stormonth as "a beast in the second year of its age". L. B. R. BRIGGS November...
...well known authors. It will be more than a "Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge," as it will embody a complete dictionary of the English language. It will give more than mere definitions of words, as it will offer general knowledge on every subject possible. The work is modelled after Stormonth's Dictionary and Chamber's Encyclopedia, though it will not follow the plan of either work closely. The price per volume will be, cloth, 50 cents; half morocco, 65 cents. The book will fill a great need and be a valuable acquisition to every library. As an inducement to subscribers...
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