Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum
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The Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum is a dictionary compiled by philologist John Kersey, which was first published in London in 1708.
It was the third dictionary he had edited, after his 1702 A New English Dictionary
and his 1706 revision of Edward Phillips
' 1658 dictionary The New World of English Words
. The Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum is essentially an abridged version of this latter dictionary.
It was the third dictionary he had edited, after his 1702 A New English Dictionary
A New English Dictionary
A New English Dictionary: or, a complete collection of the most proper and significant words, commonly used in the language was an English dictionary compiled by philologist John Kersey and first published in London in 1702....
and his 1706 revision of Edward Phillips
Edward Phillips
Edward Phillips , was an English author.-Life:He was the son of Edward Phillips of the crown office in chancery, and his wife Anne, only sister of John Milton, the poet. Edward Phillips the younger was born in the Strand, London. His father died in 1631, and Anne eventually married her husband's...
' 1658 dictionary The New World of English Words
The New World of English Words
The New World of English Words, or, a General Dictionary is a dictionary compiled by Edward Phillips and first published in London in 1658. It was the first folio English dictionary.-Contents:...
. The Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum is essentially an abridged version of this latter dictionary.
Reference
- Hüllen, Werner, A History of Roget's Thesaurus: Origins, Development and Design (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005). ISBN 9780199281992. pp. 159–169.
External links
- Scan of the Dictionarium from Google Books