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War of the Dictionaries [from the Boston Courier]

"War of the Dictionaries [from the Boston Courier]." New York Saturday Press, July 12, 1859, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
commentary
Abstract

A comprehensive summary on the qualities of Dr. Webster's and Dr. Worcester's dictionaries. Webster's is deemed the better in terms of definitions, but Worcester's is laid out better.