A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language

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A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language is an early American English dictionary by lexicographer Noah Webster that helped standardize American spelling and usage in the early 19th century.

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instanceOf English dictionary ⓘ
book ⓘ
dictionary ⓘ
aimedAt general readers ⓘ
schools ⓘ
students ⓘ
author Noah Webster ⓘ
centuryOfPublication 19th century ⓘ
contributedTo standardization of American English usage ⓘ
standardization of American spelling ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
focusesOn American spelling ⓘ
American usage ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, for the Use of Schools ⓘ
hasApproximateEntryCount 37000 ⓘ
hasCreator Noah Webster ⓘ
hasCreatorOccupation lexicographer ⓘ
hasFormat octavo ⓘ
hasGenre reference work ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance important milestone in the development of American lexicography ⓘ
one of the first major dictionaries compiled in the United States ⓘ
hasKeyTheme linguistic reform ⓘ
national identity in language ⓘ
hasMediaType print ⓘ
hasOriginalAudience American readers ⓘ
schoolchildren ⓘ
teachers ⓘ
hasOriginalCopyrightStatus public domain (now) ⓘ
hasPhysicalDescription single-volume work ⓘ
includes definitions ⓘ
etymological information ⓘ
pronunciation guidance ⓘ
influencedBy Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language ⓘ
intendedUse educational ⓘ
reference ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor early attempt to distinguish American from British English ⓘ
simplified American spellings ⓘ
placeOfPublication Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ
precedes An American Dictionary of the English Language ⓘ
publicationYear 1806 ⓘ
publisher Hudson & Goodwin ⓘ
linked to: Thayer & Eldridge
relatedWork An American Dictionary of the English Language ⓘ
Noah Webster's spellers ⓘ
subject American English ⓘ
English language ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ
timePeriod early American Republic ⓘ

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Noah Webster → notableWork → A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language ⓘ
Noah Webster → notableWork → A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language ⓘ
subject linked to: Webster
A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language → hasAlternativeTitle → A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, for the Use of Schools ⓘ
linked to: A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language